Sustainability Accomplishments

Small overall decrease in energy spending in buildings between FY07 and FY08
Numerous lighting, window, roof and HVAC retrofits to various City of Tulsa facilities
The Vehicle Pre-Purchase Analysis was implemented with a 10% fuel use reduction goal
The move to One Technology reduced overall energy expenditures

Instituted a City-wide "no-idle" policy
Procured and put in service one CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Refuse Collection Truck using CMAQ grant funding
Completed the underutilized vehicle survey, resulting in a decrease in fleet size.
Budgeted for two additional CNG refuse trucks, FY 2009
Budgeted for 11 additional CNG Honda Civics
Budgetefd for 66 Ford Escape hybrids"
Eight segwys are currently in service City-wide
One diesel hybrid MTTA bus is currently in service
Sought grants through BlueSkyways to cover the incremental cost of alternative fueld vehicles (was not awarded to COT)
Seeking grants through Clean Cities for CNG refuelijng infrastructure expansion
Developed a COT plan for CNG
Expanded the Tulsa Green Fleet
Fast-fill CNG station completed with CMAQ funding
Vapor recovery system is fully functional on all COT unleaded fuel dispensers.

2 Waste Oil heaters currently in use, and a study is underway to identify other possible locations
Curbside recycling subscriptions have incresed from seven to ten percent since March 2007
The 1+1 Pilot Program saw 'set out' increased of 13-33%, indicating a willingness on the part of Tulsa citizens to recycle
FY08 saw an increase of 18% in recycling tonscollected, the largest increase of any year to date.
Solid waste diversion from all recycling within COT was estimated at 40-50%
Cardboard, aluminum and plastic were recycled collectively for the first time in any COT facility (One Technology Center(
A program is being developed to reduce paper use in COT by 40%
Multi-function machines in common areas have been set for duplex printing (double-sided) and in black ink only, by default

EPA's Waste Wise, Energy Star and Water Sense member
ICLEI member
U.S. Conference of Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement signee
BlueSkyways Collaborative regional partner
Green Traveler portal is accessed through COT employee intranet, allowing the city to track the number of employees participating and calculate the pounds of emissions that have been saved.

Environmental Programs
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