Resources

The Green Guide to Recycling Appliances and Electronics

Recycling large appliances or electronics can sometimes contain harmful elements that, if disposed of improperly, can cause a serious problem with the ground or water. To find out safe ways to recycle large appliances or electronics Click Here.

Leon County Community Green Map

This interactive map will serve as a community wide clearing house for sustainable resources.  The map provides a virtual warehouse and distribution center for aligning the "what" and the "where" of sustainability information for the citizens of Leon County.  Through a partnership with Leon County and the non-profit Sustainable Tallahassee, the dynamic resource will continue to grow, but we need your help!  Click here

This map is just the beginning with many more locations to be added.  Please contact the Office of Sustainability with other locations you feel would be helpful, Sustainability@LeonCountyFL.gov

County Publications

 

    Additional Resources
    -House Bill 7135 HB 7135, Florida’s Energy Bill authorizes the state's Department of Environmental Protection to develop a cap-and-trade regulatory program as a means to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions. More (On June 25, 2008, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed into law House Bill 7135, enacting several new energy and climate change policies. The policies include the Florida Climate Protection Act, which authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to develop an electric-utility greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program. Pending legislative approval of the final plan, the cap-and-trade program may begin operation as soon as January 1, 2010. Among other goals, the program will develop a timeline to reduce electric sector GHG emissions to 2000 levels by 2017, 1990 levels by 2025, and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2005, in accordance with Governor Crist’s Executive Order 07-127 from July 2007.

    In addition, the bill directs the Public Service Commission to adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard for public utilities, requires utilities to develop standardized net metering programs for customer-owned renewable energy generation, and directs the Public Service Commission to investigate utility revenue decoupling. It also establishes the Florida Energy and Climate Commission, which will execute many of the statute’s provisions, and the Florida Energy Systems Consortium, a collaboration of the state universities tasked to develop and implement a strategic energy plan for the state. Furthermore, the bill sets a statewide 10-percent ethanol Renewable Fuel Standard to be achieved by December 31, 2010, increases energy efficiency targets in the Florida Building Code by 50 percent by 2019, and mandates that all state-financed building construction and renovation comply with green building standards.) Source: http://www.pewclimate.org/node/6013

    -House Bill 697 (Building Code Standards): The Florida Legislature enacted HB 697 in the 2008 session. Effective on July 1, 2008, the Bill establishes new local planning requirements relating to energy efficient land use patterns, transportation strategies to address greenhouse gas reductions, energy conservation, and energy efficient housing. More (To meet the state's ambitious energy efficiency goals, the Florida Building Commission shall select the most current version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as a foundation code; however, the IECC will be modified by the commission to maintain the efficiencies of the Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction.)

Educational Collaboration Opportunities

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