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Group Leader & Staff: 
Drew Thurman
John Homa

Focus: 
To explore green purchasing, sustainable landscaping, and event and park recycling options and to provide sustainable best practices recommendations to City of Knoxville Energy and Sustainability Taskforce. 

Goals: 
To recommend to the Task Force an implementation strategy on three next steps from the Energy Inventory report:

1.) Aiding the Purchasing Dept. in honing and institutionalizing a green purchasing policy; 
2.) Developing waste diversion goals and exploring rollout of recycling in the City County Building & other City buildings, as well as at Parks and other recreation sites; and 
3.) Researching edible and native landscaping / community gardens in vacant lots, right of way, and parks. 

Links of Interest:
Goods and Services Goals [PDF]
Goods and Services Framework [PDF] 
Goods and Services Committee [PDF] 
Goods and Services Notes 10/21/10 [PDF]

Phase 1 Waste and Recycling Work Group
Meeting #1 Notes - 10/02/07 [PDF]
Meeting #2 Notes - 11/29/07 [PDF]
CCB Waste Audit Results [PDF]