Local Food Systems The city is working towards a local food system that encompasses the entire cycle of food production and consumption, including growing, transporting and the use of disposal.
Livability A city’s livability can be compared to the quality of life for its residents. This includes the natural environment and tree canopy, entertainment and recreational activities, economic prosperity, walkability, culture and equity.
Alternative Transportation The city is currently pursuing a series of improvements to enable residents to reduce reliance on private automobiles and invest in infrastructure to encourage more sustainable choices.
Zero Waste Orlando continues to strive to become a “zero waste” community, aiming to eliminate sending solid waste to landfills by 2040.
Clean Water Water not only supports the lives of people and wildlife, it is a valuable resource that could provide greater opportunity for economic development and recreation.
Clean Energy and Green Buildings Orlando is a national leader in energy efficiency for new and existing commercial buildings that reduce waste and pollution, while saving businesses and residents significant amounts of money.
Finance Energy Improvements for your Property The City of Orlando's PACE program helps home and business owners remove high upfront costs and provide low-interest financing for property efficiency upgrades.
What Goes Where Find out what items should be placed in a trash cart, recycling cart or composter and find recycling dropoff locations.
Request Green Works to Speak at Your Event Invite us to your event or classroom to learn more about our efforts to transform Orlando into one of the most environmentally-friendly, economically and socially vibrant communities in the nation.
Request an Energy-Savings Tree Do you want a free tree for your private yard? In an effort to preserve our tree canopy, the City of Orlando, in partnership with Arbor Day, provides trees to city residents for their private yards.
Make Your Events Green Public events are a great way to stimulate the local economy and bring the community together, but they also contribute to negative environmental impacts. Meeting the city’s ambitious sustainability goals depends on your participation.
Building Energy & Water Efficiency Strategy BEWES calls on existing commercial, institutional and multi-family buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to track whole-building energy use, report to the City annually and make their information transparent to the real estate marketplace.
Sustainable Procurement Policy The city is proposing to embed sustainable considerations in the solicitation process that are fiscally responsible, promote worker health, conserve natural resources and prevent pollution.
Commercial and Multifamily Recycling As demand to recycle grows, the city is looking into ways to increase opportunities for all to recycle.