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Pacific Southwest, Region 9

Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, 147 Tribes

Objectives and Targets

Region 9 Policy on Carbon Neutrality and Zero Waste

The Region 9 Office has set two new sustainability goals: to achieve carbon neutrality and zero-waste to landfill by January 1, 2012. Region 9 Policy on Carbon Neutrality and Zero Waste (2 pp, 266K)

Significant Aspect: Air Emissions

Objective:

Reduce the environmental impact of our business travel and commuting practices.

Targets:

  1. Implement R9 Green Transportation Plan through staff outreach and lowering barriers to using remote access technologies and greener vehicles.
  2. Procure 2 electric vehicles by December 2013.

Significant Aspect: Energy Use

Objective:

Reduce EPA energy use

Targets:

  1. Establish Energy Use baseline by December 31, 2013.
  2. Upgrade to more energy efficient lighting system (with anticipated 33% minimum energy savings) by December 31, 2013.
  3. Obtain Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to mitigate Region 9 fiscal year energy purchases.
  4. Set up Real Time energy use display in lobby by December 31, 2013.

Significant Aspect: Material Use (Paper Use)

Objective:

Reduce paper use

Targets:

  1. Develop new baseline by June 30, 2012
  2. 10 % reduction from new baseline by December 31, 2013
Region 9 Green Meetings
and Conference Policy

This policy (PDF) (27 pp, 4.8M) was signed on December 23, 2009 and aims to reduce the environmental footprint of Region 9 conferences and meetings.
Questions? Contact Region 9 Green Meetings (greenmeetings@epa.gov)

Significant Aspect: Waste (Green Meetings)

Objective:

Implement the Region 9 Green Conference and Meeting Policy (PDF) (27 pp, 4.8M)

Targets: (Note: All target dates are December 31, 2013)

  1. Implement notification of GMP in all first floor conference room reservation confirmations.
  2. Evaluate effectiveness through survey to all who use first floor conference rooms.
  3. Create database of sustainability capabilities of hotels used.
  4. Develop tracking system for GMP results

Significant Aspect: Waste (Purchasing Green Products)

Objective:

Improve regional purchasing to go beyond price and performance to include environmental attributes

Targets:

  1. Finalize Green Procurement Plan by September 30, 2012.
  2. Educate 100% of new purchase card holders on EPP

Significant Aspect: Waste (Zero Waste)

Objective:

Increase / improve office composting and recycling

Targets:

  1. Maintain a diversion rate of at least 90% annually.
  2. Achieve a 90 % diversion rate (excluding paper recycling) by December 31, 2013.

Significant Aspect: Water Use

Objective:

Decrease water use

Targets:

  1. Develop a baseline by February 29, 2012.
  2. Achieve 20 % reduction from 2011 baseline by December 31, 2013.

Once Objectives and Targets are set, Environmental Management Programs are established to achieve them.

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