sustainability in action ! salt lake city corporation division of sustainability and the environment
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Sustainability In Action !
Salt Lake City CorporationDivision 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
MissionBe 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
8th worst air in the nation (STPP)
84% electricity from coal (3% renewable)
26% increase in CO2 from Electricity since 1990
CO2 emissions from electricity in Utah
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Co2 emissions by city operations
Source of City CO2e Emissions[Total Emissions by source in tons & % of total]
Electricity 57,935
54%
Natural Gas 14,77614%
Fugitive Emissions17,42517%
Business Air Travel7301%
Fleet fuels 14,389
14%
CO2e Emissions by Department[Department CO2e, in tons and % of City total]
Airport35,965
35%
CED7,533
7%Fire
2,1142%
Police6,709
6%
Public Services30,82529%
Public Utilities21,26020%
Other8491%
Air quality & Climate change
The Road to cleaner air & reducing emissions…
Reduce ghg 20% below 2005 levels by 2020
50% below 2005 levels by 2040
80% below 2005 levels by 2050
through increasing the use of alternative fuels & conservation
Alternative fuelsMethane Recovery
at the Landfill3.2 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 & recyclingReduce the amount of materials
being landfilled
reusable bag initiative
Bottle water ban
Pay as you throw
Greenwaste bins
Home composting campaign
Waste reduction & recycling
Curbside Recycling in Salt Lake City
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Participation Rate June 30
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 WATERto over 326,000 customers
50% of Salt Lake City’s domestic water comes from surface sources:
Big Cottonwood CanyonCity CreekParley’s Creek
50% comes from wells
threats to Salt Lake City’s water sources
development in the canyonspollution from on-site & public
sanitary sewersindustrial 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 RFPs 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
Thank you