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Environmental Management

Environmental Management

15 . Sustainable Purchasing:

Adopt environmentally preferable purchasing policies and practices to improve health and environmental outcomes.

Action 5 -

Set minimum sustainability standards to reduce the impact of your concrete use, asphalt, roadbed aggregate, or other construction materials, and to encourage compost use.

16 . Community Forests and Soils:

Add city tree and plant cover that conserves topsoils and increases community health, wealth, quality of life.

Action 2 -

Adopt best practices for urban tree planting/quality; require them in private developments and/or use them in at least one development project.

17 . Stormwater Management:

Minimize the volume of and pollutants in rainwater runoff by maximizing green infrastructure.

Action 5 -

Adopt and implement guidelines or design standards/incentives for at least one of the following stormwater infiltration/reuse practices:

18 . Parks and Trails:

Increase active lifestyles and property values by enhancing the city's green infrastructure.

Action 5 -

Create park/city land management standards/practices that maximize at least one of the following:

22 . Sustainable Consumption and Waste:

Increase waste prevention, reuse and recycling, moving to a lower-consumption, more cyclical, biological approach to materials management.

Action 5 -

Arrange for a residential and/or business/institutional source-separated organics collection/management program.

Resilient Economic & Community Development

Resilient Economic and Community Development

25 . Green Business Development:

Expand a greener, more resilient business sector.

Action 4 -

Strengthen value-added businesses utilizing local "waste" material.

Action 6 -

Promote green businesses that are recognized under a local, regional or national program.

Action 7 -

Conduct or participate in a buy local campaign for community members and local businesses.