Green Works Government

Advocacy and Education

Keep Orlando Beautiful - provides education and volunteer options for many in the community. The organization is responsible for many of the beautification projects throughout the city. Some of their highlights include:

Collection of 2 tons of litter and debris from Orlando lakes
Initiating event recycling, which has already produced 6 tons of recycled material
Collected and recycled 14.2 tons of electronic waste at a June 2010 event.

Think Blue - provides education and incentives for Orlando businesses, ensuring pollution prevention and water quality protection of Orlando’s lakes. To date, 15 businesses have joined in training programs and on-site inspections, and pledged to protect Orlando lakes by eliminating pollutants from entering the streets and storm drains.

Green Volunteering - The City utilizes its ongoing initiatives as a mouth piece for educating and improving the community. In 2010, volunteers invested 8,181 hours to improve Orlando’s environment.

Solar and Green Business Seminars – The City has hosted a series of educational solar training classes for permitting, inspectors, energy mangers and local businesses.

Green Works Website - By the end of 2010, the updated Green Works website will be launched.

Green Event Sponsoring - Eola Earth Day Festival, Baldwin Park GreenFest, 2009 Renewable Energy Expo/Veggie Fest, USGBC LEEDership Dinner, 2010 Greenovations

Affiliations - Central Florida Energy Efficiency Alliance (co-creator), Earth Hour, EPA Energy Star, Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC), Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies, Get Ready Central Florida (co-creator, electric vehicles), ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Project Get Ready (electric vehicles), U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement, United States Green Building Council (USGBC), and the 2030 Challenge.

Awards: Florida Green Government – Gold designation (2010), FLERA Elected Official Leadership Award (Mayor Dyer, 2009), USGBC Community Leader of the Year (Mayor Dyer, 2008)