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Did you know?
Did you know a plastic
beverage bottle takes roughly 450 years
to decompose?
Take a look at the time
it takes garbage to decompose in the
environment, according to the U.S.
National Park Service:
Glass bottle
1 million years
Monofilament
fishing line
600 years
Disposable diaper
450 years
Foamed plastic cup:
50 years
Aluminum can
80-200 years
Plastic bag
10-20 years
Cigarette butt
1-5 years
Newspaper
6 weeks
Information Source: U.S. National Park
Service; Mote Marine Lab,
Sarasota, Fla.
Volusia County Recycling |
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Announcements |
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Sustainability
Action Plan
Workshop
Volusia
County
recently
held a
workshop to
seek
community
input for
our
Sustainability
Action Plan.
Click here
to learn
more.
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Progress
Energy to
launch new
solar
installation
rebate
program
March 15,
2011.
Click here
to learn
more |
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Volusia
County
certified by
FGBC
The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) has designated Volusia County as a Florida
Green Local Government after it successfully met the sustainability
standards established in the FGBC Green Local Government Certification
program. Volusia earned a silver level designation.
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Johnson
Controls,
Inc., Give
Five for
Greener
Living
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Volusia
County Joins
the Central
Florida
Energy
Efficiency
Alliance and
will be
participating
in the
Kilowatt
Crackdown
Challenge.
Learn More
about the
program and
how your
organization
can benefit
by
participating
in the
Kilowatt
Crackdown at
http://www.kwcrackdown.com/.
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Vice
President Biden
Launches
Home Energy
Scoring
Program
November 9,
2010
Vice
President Biden joined
U.S.
Department
of Energy
(DOE)
Secretary
Steven Chu
today to
announce the
launch of
the Home
Energy Score
pilot
program. The
Home Energy
Score will
offer
homeowners
straightforward,
reliable
information
about their
homes'
energy
efficiency.
A report
provides
consumers
with a home
energy score
between 1
and 10, and
shows them
how their
home
compares to
others in
their
region. The
report also
includes
customized,
cost-effective
recommendations
that will
help to
reduce their
energy costs
and improve
the comfort
of their
homes.
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Volusia County Green
Building Incentive
Program
The development of
land and
construction of
homes and commercial
buildings have a big
impact on the
environment. As part
of Volusia County’s
move toward
sustainability, we
want to encourage
citizens and
builders to reduce
their impact on the
environment. Council
recently adopted a green building program
resolution providing incentives for builders
to build green certified buildings. This
resolution is
based on the Florida
Green Building
Coalition (FGBC)
Green Building
Standards and the
U.S. Green Building
Coalition Leadership
in Energy and
Environmental Design
(LEED) programs.
Learn more about
FGBC
Learn more about
LEED
Learn more about
Volusia County Green
Buildings
Click
Here to learn more about the Volusia
County Green Building Rebate Program.
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The
Department of
Energy's Office of
Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy
(EERE) has
launched a new
website for those
interested in
learning more about
the field of energy
efficiency. You can
learn how solar
panels and wind
turbines work, as
well as, alternative
fuel vehicles and
energy efficient
water heating.
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The Deltona Regional
Library expansion
has received LEED
(Leadership in
Energy and
Environmental
Design) Silver
Certification.
The green areas
include the
library’s general
collection area,
children’s and
teenagers’ sections,
community classrooms
and meeting rooms,
the Lyonia
Environmental Center
and Deltona
Amphitheater. |
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VOTRAN Gets Nine
Hybrid Buses
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Volusia County won
the Drive $marter Challenge
Volusia County won
the Drive $marter
Challenge in the
large county
category. The
contest was
sponsored by NACo,
the Alliance to Save
Energy and AutoZone.
Learn more about the
competition |
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Becoming a Florida
Green Local
Government
The Florida Green
Building Coalition
(FGBC) created a
recognition program to designate Green
Cities and Green Counties for outstanding
environmental stewardship. The program uses
energy, air, water, land and waste as
benchmarks when looking at environmental
practices done “in-house,” incentives and
ordinances to foster green practices, and
educational activities to improve the
environment. Volusia County submitted a
complete application in Oct. 2009, and is
awaiting certification.
Learn more about the
program
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Measuring our
carbon footprint
A carbon footprint
measures the amount
of carbon dioxide
released from many
activities such as
energy used in your
home, appliances,
and transportation.
For example, burning
fossil fuels, such
as coal and gas,
releases carbon
dioxide. Carbon
dioxide is one of
the greenhouse gases
that contribute to
climate change. As
part of Volusia
County’s goal to
move toward a
sustainable future,
we will measure our
carbon footprint and
identify ways to
reduce it over time.
Learn
more about Cool
Counties
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Implementing
Smart Growth
Practices
Since 2005, Volusia
County has been
working with the
Volusia Council of
Governments (VCOG)
on smart growth
planning to identify
how we can preserve
a high quality of
life while allowing
growth (building)
within our
communities. The
program will include
a number of measures
that will guide
future growth in an
environmentally
friendly way.
Learn more about
Volusia County’s
Smart Growth Program |
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Ride-share
Program
 On their commute to
and from work,
Volusia County
employees may drive
approximately
100,000 miles each
day, nearly four
times around the
earth! County
employees are being
encouraged to use
Votran's web-based
Ride Share program
to find others
interested in car
pooling. The
employee program
encourages
employees to carpool
and therefore reduce
fuel use. The
program
provides ride-share
incentives such as
designated parking
spots, a gas card
drawing, and a
guaranteed ride
home. Votran’s Ride
Share program is open to
the public.
Click on the graphic
below to learn more.
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Green Volusia Steering Committee
Ginger Adair, Chair
(386) 736-5927 x2059
gadair@co.volusia.fl.us
Thomas C. Kelly Administration
Center
123 W. Indiana Ave
DeLand FL, 32720
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