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Sustainable Energy Activity in Orrville, Ohio
| The Mayor of Orrville, David Handwerk, was the first Wayne County mayor to sign the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (USMCPA). |  |
Citizens
of Orrville are encouraged to:
1) make their personal efforts toward sustainable energy, and - - - - - -
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2) congratulate their mayor and
village officials for signing the USMCPA!
1. Inventory global warming emissions
in City operations and in the community, set reduction targets and create
an action plan. |
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| 2. Adopt and enforce land-use policies that reduce sprawl, preserve open space, and create compact, walkable urban communities. | |
| 3. Promote transportation options such as bicycle trails, commute trip reduction programs, incentives for car pooling and public transit. | |
| 4. Increase the use of clean, alternative energy by, for example, investing in “green tags”, advocating for the development of renewable energy resources, recovering landfill methane for energy production, and supporting the use of waste to energy technology. | |
| 5. Make energy efficiency a priority through building
code improvements, retrofitting city city facilities with energy efficient lighting and urging employees to conserve energy and save money. |
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6. Purchase only Energy Star equipment and appliances
for City use. |
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| 7. Practice and promote sustainable building practices using the U.S. green Building Council’s LEED program or a similar system. | |
| 8. Increase the average fuel efficiency of municipal
fleet vehicles; reduce the number of vehicles; launch an employee education program including anti-idling messages; convert diesel vehicles to bio-diesel. |
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| 9. Evaluate opportunities to increase pump efficiency
in water and wastewater systems; recover wastewater treatment methane for energy production. |
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| 10. Increase recycling rates in City operations and in the community. | |
| 11. Maintain healthy urban forests, promote tree planting
to increase shading and to absorb CO2. |
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| 12. Help educate the public, schools, other jurisdictions,
professional associations, business and industry about reducing global warming pollution. |