Greenstorming: Government/Business
At the Greener Bloomfield meeting on Nov. 6, one “greenstorming” (brainstorming about going green) breakout group listed ideas for projects to help local government and businesses go green. If you have additional ideas or opinions, or if you’d like to work on any of these projects, please add a Comment! We’ll collect these ideas and begin prioritizing them and assigning workgroups to get them implemented.
Local Government/Business Greenstorm Ideas
- Sustainability Coordinator
- Possibly as a shared service between neighboring municipalities?
- Explore shared services with neighboring communities
- Possible cost reductions with volume
- Access additional services others are using
- Examples: Recycling, composting, biodiesel and other alternative fuels
- Recycling education and enforcement
- Important to get businesses recycling
- Needed for entire community to increase % waste recycled
- Improved vehicle fuel efficiency
- Eliminate excessive/unnecessary idling
- Consider having a departmental incentive/award for best fuel mileage increase each month
- Encourage new vehicle purchases to be hybrid/electric and other high-mpg, low-emissions
