Sustainability In Action ! Salt Lake City Corporation Division of Sustainability and the Environment

Who we are…. Division of Sustainability & the Environment Vicki Bennett, Director Renee Zollinger, Environmental Programs Manager Debbie Lyons, Recycling Programs Manager Emy storheim, open space lands Programs Manager Bridget stuchly, outreach coordinator Mitch davis, recycling intern

Mission Be a leader in sustainability in the United States by focusing on 10 key areas Air Quality & Climate change Community Health & Safety Energy Food Production & Nutrition Housing Affordability & Diversity Mobility & Transportation Open Space, Parks & Trails Recycling & Waste Reduction Urban Forestry Water Conservation & Quality

Air quality & Climate change 8 th worst air in the nation (STPP) 84% electricity from coal (3% renewable) 26% increase in CO2 from Electricity since 1990

Co2 emissions by city operations Air quality & Climate change

The Road to cleaner air & reducing emissions… Reduce ghg 20% below 2005 levels by % below 2005 levels by % below 2005 levels by 2050 through increasing the use of alternative fuels & conservation

Alternative fuels Methane Recovery at the Landfill 3.2 MW Powerplant (~ 28,000 MWh/yr) Solar incentives Solar america million solar rooftops

conservation LEED Silver requirement for all new city buildings Expedited building permiting process for LEED developments & projects Converted to energy-efficient red & green LEDs (# of signals up 50%, electricity down 56%) ESCo - implement measures to reduce energy consumption Free Transit passes

conservation Idle reduction campaign e2 program for… businesses events citizens

Waste reduction & recycling The salt lake valley landfill is estimated to have 50 years left until it has reached capacity… What are we doing to make it last longer???

Waste reduction & recycling Reduce the amount of materials being landfilled reusable bag initiative Bottle water ban Pay as you throw Greenwaste bins Home composting campaign

Waste reduction & recycling City starts paying cost City improves program Landfill Diversion rate increases from 2% in 1996 to 16% in 2008 Increase residential recycling to 25% by 2010

Water quality & Conservation Salt Lake City provides CULINARY WATER to over 326,000 customers 50% of Salt Lake City’s domestic water comes from surface sources: Big Cottonwood Canyon City Creek Parley’s Creek 50% comes from wells threats to Salt Lake City’s water sources development in the canyons pollution from on-site & public sanitary sewers industrial pollutants

reduce the overall water consumption in SALT LAKE City 13 % by the year 2025 Water quality & conservation Reduce outdoor water use by 20% Reduce indoor water use by 5%

Green purchasing THE United States consumes 25% of the world's resources with only 5% of the world's population. we can lessen the impact of our resource use by considering other costs above & beyond the price… Environmental impacts Performance & longevity Safety Health Social equity

ECO-Leveraging contracts Outline environmental considerations in RFP s that give eco-minded companies a competitive advantage in the bidding process Green purchasing Educate purchasing agents about the importance of & how to source environmentally preferred products Incorporate language into Contracts requiring Environmentally responsible practices

Consider the Supply chain Green purchasing raw materials acquisition production manufacturing packaging Transportation & Distribution reuse operation Maintenance disposal

Buying 100% recycled-content paper can reduce energy use by 44% decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 37% cut solid waste emissions in half decrease water use by 50% practically eliminate wood use Green purchasing

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