Zoo Atlanta’s Green Team
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What is the Green Team?
The Green Team at Zoo Atlanta is a group of staff members and Volunteers that meets monthly to monitor the Zoo’s environmental efforts and maintain a sustainable workplace.
The Zoo Atlanta Green Team’s elephant manure and bamboo composting program won first place in the 2008 Keep Georgia Beautiful Awards for Waste Reduction and Recycling. By working with Natural Growth, Inc. for composting elephant manure and Downey Trees for shredding bamboo waste to be burned as fuel by Georgia Power, we’re diverting over 1,800 cubic yards of waste from the landfill every year.
Zoo Atlanta’s Recycling Programs for Zoo Guests & For Zoo Employees:
- Recycle plastic, glass and aluminum cans in public areas around the Zoo
- Recycle cell phones in the Willie B Conservation Center
- Recycle Zoo maps at the front gate and at Panda Veranda
- Recycle plastic, glass and aluminum cans in staff work areas
- Recycle cell phones in the Willie B. Conservation Center and staff work areas
- Recycle batteries in all work areas
- Recycle paper and cardboard in all work areas
- Earth Day - April 25
- Members Only Nights - May 30 and September 12
- JAZZOO - September 26
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Sustainable Business Day at the State Capitol - February 12, 2009
Zoo Atlanta is a proud recipient of the Grants To GREEN award Zoo Atlanta’s green team was awarded a Grants to Green Assessment Award from the Community Partnerships Committee of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. This award will provide services to examine the organization’s programs and operations and recommend sustainability measures specific to energy efficiency in the Action Resource Center (ARC) and water usage Zoo-wide. - Cobb County Earth Fair - October 2009
- Other events TBA
- Green Irene Go Green Workshop - February 18, 2009
- Marist School Environmental Club - March 16, 2009
- Local Farmer's Markets – East Atlanta Village, Piedmont Park, Glenwood Park
Zoo Atlanta Green Team Partners and Resources
- AZA, American Zoo and Aquarium Association
- Georgia Dept. Community Affairs - Keep Georgia Beautiful
- City of Atlanta, Department of Watershed Management Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
- City of Atlanta, Greener Atlanta Initiative Georgia Interfaith Power & Light
- Clean Air Campaign Georgia Recycling Coalition
- Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia Keep Atlanta Beautiful
- EPA, Environmental Protection Agency No Child Left Inside Coalition
- Georgia Conservancy Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Zoo Atlanta Environmental Commitment
Every organization should consider the prudent use of natural resources, as well as monitoring its own environmental impact. As a conservation organization, Zoo Atlanta recognizes our special obligation to always merge our operations with our mission. Environmental stewardship is the responsibility of all Zoo Atlanta employees.
Zoo Atlanta incorporates environmental considerations into everyday business management. Measurable actions that are encouraged and supported include:
- Striving to achieve compliance with legal and self-imposed regulatory requirements
- Reducing our environmental impact by focusing on pollution prevention, waste reduction and resource conservation
- Continually improving the local and global environment
- Modeling environmental stewardship behavior
- Communicating information with our community about our environmental programs and performance
Members of a cross-departmental Green Team will serve as environmental leaders to support the Zoo and act as a resource to increase knowledge and facilitate continual improvement in environmental performance at the Zoo and in the community.
Approved by CEO Dennis Kelly, February 2007
Questions or Comments for the Green Team?
Email us: greenteam@zooatlanta.org
