Garbage trucks and semis roll in and out of Leveda Brown Environmental Park, each carrying up to 22 tons of garbage. Most of that waste didn’t have to be there.
A tour of the Leveda Brown Transfer Station was one of the events scheduled during Zero Waste Gainesville’s 7th annual Zero Waste Week, which runs through April 4. It’s designed to show residents where their waste actually ends up and how to reduce it.
The answer, according to staff at the facility, is simpler than most residents think…