Green is Good

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Green is Good
History
Mayors Climate
Protection Resolution / Sept 6, 2006

• CPAC Committee / 1 week
• Action Plan / 3 months
• Business Conference / 1 year

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Commitment

• Tree City since 1979
• Forever Forest
• Treasured Tree
• Seasonal plantings
• Tree and landscape ordinance

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Commitment

• Curbside Recycling 1991
• -Newspapers and magazines
• Aluminum and steel cans
• Plastic bottles
• Clear, brown, and green glass

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Commitment

• E-Waste Recycling 2007
• - computers, TVs, VCRs, stereo equipment, cell
  phones, digital cameras, CFLs
• Mulch

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for Business
Commercial Recycling

• Carbonless forms
• Cash register tape
• Plain envelopes
• Uncoated paper

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Green Business Members

• Complete one significant goal
• Set future goal
• Complete and submit application

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for Business Boot Camps
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Green is Good for You and Your Neighborhood
Conservation is everyones responsibility
Reduce the size of your
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Green is Good for You and Your Neighborhood
Go Green

• Establish Green Team
• Identify goals
• Share information

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Green is Good for You and Your Neighborhood
Go Green
-Use natural light and materials if
possible -Purchase products
-Use motion and dimmer switches -Plant trees,
shrubs, and flowers
- Purchase products
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Shop Green
Buy recyclable packaging
Use reusable shopping bags
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Green is Good for You and Your Neighborhood
Clean Green

• Biodegradable
• Chemical free
• Made of recycled material

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Garden Green

• Pesticide free
• Use rain gauges and compost

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Green is Good for KIDS
Kids Day May 24 Finlay Park 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Green is Good for You and Your Neighborhood
Everybody Counts Everybody Contributes Everybody
Benefits
545.3780 cpac_at_columbiasc.net