Chattanooga Recycling could be making a comeback according to the latest report by the Chattanooga Green Committee. The interim report, Chattanooga's Climate Action Plan, focuses on the City's environmental problems, and prefaces a full report scheduled to be delivered to the Mayor's office in December. Though still in development, the CCAP lists possible recommendations for improving Chattanooga's carbon footprint. Three areas caught my attention as I skimmed through it this afternoon: development of alternative transportation, investment in sustainable industries, and restructuring our waste management and recycling program.
The report includes several potential actions to reduce landfill waste and improve recycling infrastructure.
- Incentivize residential and business recycling.
- Establish recycling programs in all government buildings.
- Create recycling drop-off centers at all grocery stores and other neighborhood sites.
- Require recycling at major community events and government functions.
- Eliminate free plastic bag distribution in stores.
- Study the feasibility of charging for garbage pickup by weight.
- Allocate funding for receptacles and (increased) pick-up service.
Read the full report. Note: The Chattanooga Green Comittee was appointed by Mayor Ron Littlefield during the Fall 2007 to investigate and make reccomendations regarding Chattanooga's participation in the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
David Morton
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