1. SJC Green Committee 2010 San Joaquin County Green Committee Report

2. SJC Green Committee EPP “County Green” Committee Purpose : Develop and serve as a strong Resource Team Review Policy and encourage sustainable behavior and practices Provide reliable product information and resources Encourage and recognize innovative sustainable practices

3. SJC Green Committee 2010 Committee Goals 1.Developed a 5 year Implementation Plan 2.Get participation from all Departments 3.Establish intra-departmental work teams 4.Have work teams identify annual goals 5.Expand Subcommittees

4. SJC Green Committee Purchasing & Support Services Lead Agency for County Green Committee Organized green product presentations Invited speakers on sustainability Hosted a successful annual trade show/symposium Examined internal purchasing systems

5. SJC Green Committee Environmental Benefits  Reduced carbon footprint  Purchased over $1 million worth of environmentally preferable products or avoided purchase altogether  Savings in the $100’s of thousands

6. SJC Green Committee Departmental Highlights $33,644 in energy cost savings for two solar projects Ag Center County Admin. Bldg.

7. SJC Green Committee $120,000 in savings by continued conversion to electronic radiologic diagnostics vs. radiologic film (plus old film is recycled appropriately and metals recovered)

8. SJC Green Committee 99.9% of office supply orders are placed online, exceeding industry norms

9. SJC Green Committee Recycled Purchases Trend As percent of total spend for office supplies

10. SJC Green Committee Some of the results from our most recent formal internal survey: Have you formed a departmental green committee? Do you feel that you have management support? Have you established departmental goals? Have you reviewed the waste reduction and recycling pages for REACON certification? 77.8 % 95.5 % 68 %

11. SJC Green Committee Do you know? What type of trash takes up the most space in landfills? Paper Recycling one ton of paper and diverting from landfills can save: Enough energy to power the avg. home for 6 months What year did the County purchase its first hybrid vehicles? 1990

12. SJC Green Committee Do you know? Vampire energy is defined as what? Power drained by appliances & electronics even when turned off SJC surplus property is made available for re-purposing or sale primarily via: PublicSurplus.com The SJC Household Hazardous Waste Facility accepts what? Block Styrofoam, fluorescent bulbs, small electronics, oil, paints & more…

13. SJC Green Committee THANK YOU…. to the BOS, CAO, all of the departments and other agencies and their employees who have contributed to making sustainability a priority in this County and substantial progress a reality.