2025 Press

January 13, 2025

CBS 8: California enacts landmark textile recycling law to curb landfill waste, January 2025 North Coast Current: San Marcos: Learn composting for sustainable agriculture, January 2025

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Winter Quarterly Newsletter – 2024

December 5, 2024

Dear friend of Solana Center, As we near the end of 2024, I’m reflecting on all we’ve achieved and how well we’ve prepared for the coming year. In support of cities throughout California, we ran the first Edible Food Inspection Training course in support of SB 1383, which we are now geared up to offer quarterly. We…

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Fall Quarterly Newsletter – 2024

September 25, 2024

Dear Solana Center supporter, Our Green Living Tour is coming up! Learn about water conservation, waste reduction, and soil health THIS Saturday, September 28th from 10 – 11 a.m. at our home base in Encinitas. Our docent will also show you our worm bins and eco demonstration garden. The tour is free, with donations encouraged if financially feasible.…

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Local Voices: The Climate Crisis Impact Panel Discussion

September 24, 2024

A moderated panel discussion on climate change to hear from a diverse group of regional professionals in the agricultural, science, plastics recycling, and sports industries. Learn about the small changes each of us can embrace that collectively make a big difference for our world. Thank you to our panelists:Circe Wallace, EVP Wasserman, Agent/Producer/Nature LoverRon McCord,…

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Jessica Toth Speaks at 11th Annual Zero Waste Symposium

September 24, 2024

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation’s Executive Director Jessica Toth spoke at Zero Waste San Diego’s 11th Annual Zero Waste Symposium – Driving Progress With Circular Economy Initiatives. Since 1983, Solana Center has been on a mission to “empower innovative solutions to climate change through education, community engagement, and research.” Through their Food Cycle Community Compost…

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Solana Center for Environmental Innovation Recognized by Federal, State, & Local Representatives During Waste to Wonder Celebration

August 27, 2024

After decades of working with local jurisdictions to make the San Diego area more environmentally-friendly, Encinitas-based nonprofit Solana Center for Environmental Innovation received several awards and proclamations from government officials during its 40th year celebration on May 11th, 2024. District Representative Jessica Ramirez, of U.S. Congressman Mike Levin’s office, presented a Member of Congress Proclamation…

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Solana Center Receives $50,000 Fieldstone Leadership And Clare Rose Foundation Grant

August 27, 2024

Fieldstone Leadership Network San Diego (FLSND), in partnership with the Clare Rose Foundation, has awarded a $50,000 grant to Solana Center for Environmental Innovation and Executive Director Jessica Toth to build the organization’s capacity. Based on the highly successful sabbatical program of the Los Angeles-based Durfee Foundation and the academic research conducted on the effectiveness…

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Solana Center for Environmental Innovation Receives a Three-Star Rating on Charity Navigator

August 27, 2024

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency have earned it a Three-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. This rating designates Solana Center as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that the organization is using its donations effectively based on Charity…

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