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]