November 15 is America Recycles Day – Here is how you can participate
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Department: Recovery and Resilience
Is your jack-o-lantern looking sad? Compost it!
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City of Asheville shares Energy Tips on this National Energy Efficiency Day
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Consider paper bags or reusable containers for leaf season this year
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Who’s up this week on What’s Up AVL
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Earth Day is just around the corner!
The Office of Sustainability invites you to join in the fun of making a cleaner, greener Asheville at home, at work, and in our community. There are many ways to make small changes with big impact to the health and quality of our environment. Below are a few examples and a super fun opportunity to join in the fun. Earth Day is this Friday and it's not too late to schedule your earth action!
City of Asheville completes aggregated solar project
Recently the City of Asheville “flipped the switch” on a photovoltaic array, commonly known as solar panels, at the Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center on Shiloh Road. This is the fifth City facility to include onsite renewable energy production. This completes the City’s portion of projects included in the joint initiative to install solar panels on City of Asheville, Buncombe County, Asheville City Schools, Buncombe County Schools and AB-Tech facilities.
Bridget Herring named as Sustainability Director
City Manager Debra Campbell is pleased to announce that Bridget Herring has been named as the new Sustainability Director.
City of Asheville sweeps into Spring
The City of Asheville is pleased to team up with Asheville Greenworks and other organizations in multiple efforts to keep Asheville green and clean. Register to be a part of the team.
Office of Sustainability shares Asheville’s Local Government Clean Energy Report
The report also compares the progress made locally with other NC metropolitan areas. It is great to see all our local NC communities advance the installation of renewable energy.