LED Streetlight/Building Light Conversion: Tap into the DVRPC Regional Streetlight Program for an easy and reliable way to save money and avoid the pitfalls ( Electric Vehicles: Most town vehicles go $4000/year annual savings based on lifetime ownership - Police cars typically use up to 80% of their fuel idling. Show Your Commitment: Get PA League of Municipalities “ Sustainable PA” Certification ( Pave the Way for Home Solar PV: Get SolSmart Certification with DVRPC assistance which provides a clear standard approach for Solar installers ( Renewable/Carbon Free Power: Make your next contract renewable or look for a low-cost solar regional Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) initiative that may be led by DVRPC. If you are short on funding and time, ask for help bootstrapping at least a baseline (e.g., from Ready for 100 volunteers) or start doing!Ĭommit: Pass Climate Action Resolutions committing to reduce greenhouse gas and calling for state / federal action. Plan: Develop a Greenhouse Gas/Energy Baseline Inventory & Climate Action Plan. No progress on climate got you down? Influence your community and the marketplace to stop global warming! Pays back in reduced operating cost, reducing future tax burdens! Programs include: brita filters, foil lined chip bags, toothpaste tubes, make containers, office supplies, tupperware containers, toys, scrap metal and more! Product packaging will be shipped and properly recycled through Terracycle. NOTE: EACH program is BRAND specific, unless specified by “any brand accepted”. Make sure packaging is as clean and dry as possible! To participate please follow directions on what is accepted in each program.
Each program has a different volunteer collecting packaging to be shipped and recycled through Terracycle. By recycling these hard to recycle items that are not accepted in our single stream township recycling: we save tax payer dollars that would pay for waste removal and disposal, decrease emissions from raw material usage, decrease potential plastic pollution on land and in water, and reduce pollution in air, land and water by decreasing our waste in incinerators and landfills.ĮAC volunteers have teamed up to offer drop off locations throughout the township for select hard-to-recycle items for all Haverford township residents.
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