City of Dublin Being Green

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Kermit Had it All Wrong It is Easy Being Green

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It’s Greener in Dublin – history of the slogan

Dublin is home to 39 parks

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Indian Run Falls – off of 161 near Post Office You Tube video

a total of 1500 acres of parkland and open space

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Active, passive and not yet available to public

90 miles of bike path connect our park system and residential neighborhoods

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More than any other community in Central Ohio, including Columbus. Westerville has a wonderful bike path system – 20 some miles.

The City has made a commitment of 77 million toward the development of the Glacier Ridge Metro Park

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This purchase took future development out of play. This land would have been developed as residential, impacting our schools and our services.

Dublin has a combined 40 diversion rate for refuse and yard waste collection

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By this fall all of the Citys 12000 households will have received the new 64 gallon recycling containers

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In 1998 City Council established requirements for tree preservation on land planned for development

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Our Path to Greener

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Tagline developed in 2001
Tagline developed in 2001
Represented Dublin’s focus on acquiring and preserving parkland and open space

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GlobalNational Trends


A few short years later the term “Greener” had taken on a whole new meaning
A few short years later the term “Greener” had taken on a whole new meaning
Suddenly our slogan “It’s Greener in Dublin” set us up to be called “Green Washers”

LOHAS – an emerging trend that is shaping products and marketing in numerous sectors of our society. 41 million represents 19% of adult population As with most significant U.S. trends, the baby boomer generation is the reason for its popularity. It not only will affect products and services in the private sector, but also in the public sector. This group makes decisions on where they want to live, eat, recreate, etc. according to these lifestyle choices.

National Trends


Millennials entering the workplace
Millennials entering the workplace
What are they looking for in a job?
Might be asking these questions… or

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…they might be asking these questions
…they might be asking these questions
Do you recycle?
Are you doing anything to make the world a better place?
Will I be able to volunteer some of my time toward a company sponsored higher cause?
Is there housing nearby so I can walk/bike to work?

LOHAS – an emerging trend that is shaping products and marketing in numerous sectors of our society. 41 million represents 19% of adult population As with most significant U.S. trends, the baby boomer generation is the reason for its popularity. It not only will affect products and services in the private sector, but also in the public sector. This group makes decisions on where they want to live, eat, recreate, etc. according to these lifestyle choices.

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It’s Greener in Dublin – history of the slogan

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Eco Dublin Team









Formation of EcoDublin Team

With the support of our City Council and our City Manager the EcoDublin team is formed.

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Team began as a 6 member employee team
Team began as a 6 member employee team
Quickly grew to 17 actively engaged members, representing most City work units.

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Initial Team Focus
Initial Team Focus
To educate and engage our fellow employees and our Community

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The beginning stages…
The beginning stages…
Focused internally
About being good corporate residents
Getting our own “house in order” before asking our Community to do so

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Successful because…
Successful because…
Support of Council and City Manager
Self-directed
Cross-divisional
No budget
Members “ambassadors”
Began implementing ideas and “low-hanging fruit” = quick successes

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Eco Dublin

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Engaging Our Employees


Waste Not Center
Waste Not Center

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EcoDublin Expo
EcoDublin Expo

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Engaging Our Community


EcoDublin Expo
EcoDublin Expo
30+ Exhibitors
City of Dublin
Non-Profits
Government
Private sector
400+ Public Attendees

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Recycled Refrigerator Box Becomes Eco Graffiti Board
Recycled Refrigerator Box Becomes Eco Graffiti Board

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Volunteer Program
Volunteer Program
Nationally Recognized, Award- Winning Model

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City of Dublin Volunteerism
City of Dublin Volunteerism
Each year, more than 3000 citizens serve the Dublin community with more than 30,000 hours of volunteer time.
Learn & Serve philosophy

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The Green Team
The Green Team
Begun in 2000
Learn-and-Serve
Opportunity for educating community
Opportunity for learning and development among employees
Volunteer-driven topics and projects

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Annual Mike Utt Memorial Scioto River Cleanup

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Our Volunteers collecting bikes to be recycled and reused

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Our volunteerscollecting donated tennis shoes during national Make a Difference Day in October

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The recycled shoes are converted into playground surface material similar to what is used in Dublin parks

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Television Reuse

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ERecycling

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Facilities Case Study


Focused on Educating and Engaging our Facilities Staff
Focused on Educating and Engaging our Facilities Staff
Develop into Environmental Stewards

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Educational “Trash Talkin’” Session
Educational “Trash Talkin’” Session
Series of Tours

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Tour of the Rumpke Materials Recovery Facility
Tour of the Rumpke Materials Recovery Facility

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Tour of the Franklin County Waste Not Center
Tour of the Franklin County Waste Not Center

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Next Tour will be the Central Ohio Landfill
Next Tour will be the Central Ohio Landfill

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Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers

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The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of mannbsp Author Unknown

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quotWhen one tugs at a single thing in nature he finds it attached to the rest of the worldquot John Muir

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quotWe do not inherit the earth from our ancestors we borrow it from our childrenquot Native Indian Proverb

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Nature is not a place to visit it is home Anonymous

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