SJC Green Committee 2011 San Joaquin County Annual Green Committee Report

SJC Green Committee Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Green Committee Purpose : Develop and serve as a strong resource team Review policy and encourage sustainable behavior and practices Provide reliable product information and resources Encourage and recognize innovative and sustainable practices 2

SJC Green Committee Committee Goals 1.Entered second year of five year Implementation Plan 2.Get participation from all Departments 3.Establish intra-departmental work teams 4.Have work teams identify annual goals 5.Increase Subcommittee work output 3

SJC Green Committee Purchasing & Support Services Led the County Green Committee Organized green product presentations Invited speakers on sustainability Hosted a supply trade show/symposium Modified internal purchasing systems 4

SJC Green Committee Environmental Benefits  Reduced carbon footprint  Purchased over $1 million worth of environmentally preferable products or avoided unnecessary purchases  Savings in the $100’s of thousands 5

SJC Green Committee Departmental Highlights $32,395 in second year energy cost savings for two solar projects Ag Center County Admin. Bldg. 6

SJC Green Committee Savings by continued conversion to electronic radiologic diagnostics vs. radiologic film (plus old film is recycled appropriately and metals recovered) 7

SJC Green Committee 99.8% of office supply orders are placed online, exceeding industry norms 8

SJC Green Committee Recycled Purchases Trend As percent of total spend for office supplies 9

SJC Green Committee Some other highlights: At least 98,180 pounds of metal was locally recycled and 47,071 pounds of e-waste was locally recycled Public Works (PW) Fleet Services Division achieved $725,000 in fleet improvements/ reductions Green Team San Joaquin and the Public Works Solid Waste Division received the “Outstanding Closing the Loop Award” ,000 pounds (302 tons) of shredded paper was locally recycled

SJC Green Committee Support Services 11 Recycling of paper, cans, cardboard, batteries, bottles Shredding Records mgmt. Consolidation and coordination of services

SJC Green Committee Information and Resources The Annual Report and the County Green Webpage at 12

SJC Green Committee THANK YOU…. to the BOS, CAO, the local vendor and other agency community, our valued business partners, and all of the departments and their employees who have contributed to making sustainability a priority in this County and substantial progress a reality. 13