DEP Celebrates America Recycles Day #RefillOverLandfill Events

Celebrate America Recycles Day Saturday, Nov. 15 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection at one of our National Estuarine Research Reserves!

Choosing reusable water bottles over single-use plastics helps reduce environmental impact #RefillOverLandfill. When you commit to #MakeTheSwitch to a reusable water bottle, you reduce waste and become a solution to pollution.   

On America Recycles Day, when visitors commit to #MakeTheSwitch they have a chance to receive a *complimentary aquatic preserve refillable water bottle at the following locations:  

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve  
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

*Limit one water bottle per household while supplies last.

In the right hands, a reusable water bottle can become a beacon for change. That’s why our water bottles have a voice!

When you #MakeTheSwitch and someone asks you about your cool water bottle, it’s a chance to spread your message and talk about why you are ditching single-use plastics. So, spread the word — celebrate your choice to reduce waste by carrying your water bottle everywhere you go! 

These water bottles commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Aquatic Preserve Act, a landmark law passed in 1975 to safeguard Florida’s diverse ecosystems for future generations. Since the establishment of the first aquatic preserve in 1966, Florida has grown to 43 aquatic preserves spanning nearly 2.6 million acres of protected aquatic environments.