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BE3 Project (CEDO) |
| Description: |
Burlington’s Community
and Economic Development Office, Economic Development Division,
intends to lead a two-year project focused on helping restaurant
and convenience store owners to save money while benefiting the
environment at the same time.
CEDO recognizes the important contribution of your business
to the City’s vibrant economy and is ready to work with you and
the other BE3 partners to help you save money and achieve the
overall project goals. Assessment teams for energy, solid waste,
supply chain alternatives, and employee transportation can be
scheduled to visit your business, free of charge, to analyze
your current situation and possibly suggest strategies for
improving your bottom line and the environment of the City.
This strategy incorporates a multi-pronged approach combining
energy conservation, solid waste stream reductions, water &
wastewater conservation, alternative supply chain
recommendations, routing of organic waste to composting,
outreach on Renewal Community tax incentives, and more.
Project Benefits:
- Positive financial implications for business owners
- Significant reductions in electricity and gas use
- Reductions in the solid waste stream
- Significant input into the Intervale Composting Project
- An increase in sales of more environmentally friendly
projects
- Reductions in greenhouse gases and air pollution
- Reductions in water use
- Development of sustainable business practices
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| Phone: |
(802) 865-7587
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(802) 865-7024 |
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Chittenden County
Transportation Authority (CCTA) |
| Description: |
Get on the Bus!
Encourage your employees to take the bus to work. There are 17
routes that travel throughout the greater Burlington area, and
the bus is easy and affordable.
Downtown PARC Program
If your business is located in downtown Burlington, your
employees can take advantage of the Downtown PARC shuttle. For
$18 a month, they can park at a convenient PARC lot and take a
shuttle downtown. Buses run from 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM, Monday
through Friday.
Think LINK
The LINK Express transports commuters between Chittenden County
and Montpelier, Middlebury and St Albans.
Corporate Carpool Program
Call CCTA and Vermont RideShare to help your company establish a
Corporate Carpool.
VanPool
Employees can leave their personal vehicles at home and join a
vanpool. CCTA operates four vanpools traveling in Franklin,
Washington and Chittenden Counties. CCTA provides insurance, AAA
coverage and routine maintenance. |
| Phone: |
(802) 864-CCTA
(800) 658-RIDE |
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Email: |
rideshare@cctaride.org |
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Website: |
www.vermontrideshare.org |
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Vermont Business Environmental
Partnership (VBEP) |
| Description: |
The Vermont Business
Environmental Partnership (VBEP) program was created in 1998 to
promote and advance environmentally – and fiscally – sound
practices in small businesses throughout the state (www.vbep.org).
This program is a voluntary environmental assistance and
recognition program offered by the Vermont Department of
Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Small Business
Development Center.
The VBEP program recognizes Vermont businesses which are
committed to pollution prevention and exemplary environmental
stewardship. The process begins with an environmental
opportunity assessment conducted by the VBEP program staff, in
which good practices are observed and recommendations can be
made to further reduce the environmental impact of the inn and
the guests. A business must adopt 8 core standards in order to
be designated an Environmental Partner. These standards include
management policies, such as:
- designating an environmental team
- developing a mission statement
- developing an environmentally preferable purchasing
policy and initiatives, such as:
- solid/hazardous waste and toxic use reduction
- energy efficiency
- recycling and composting
- wastewater discharge reduction
Becoming a member of the VBEP is an excellent way to
communicate to the public and customers that your organization
shares this environmental ethic and backs it up in action and
deed.
Address:
103 S. Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-3487
Contact Name:
Julia Butzler,
Environmental Assistance Office
Address:
PO Box 188
Randolph Center, VT 05061
Phone: (802) 728-1423
Contact Name:
Peter Crawford, VT Small Business Network |
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Brighter Planet |
| Description: |
Brighter Planet is dedicated to helping you take charge in
the fight against global warming and build a clean-energy
future. With a majority of Americans wanting to do something for
the environment, our products are an effective way for
individuals and businesses to reduce their impact on the
climate.
We work with experts in the environmental movement and
partners like Bank of America and NativeEnergy to create
practical solutions to climate change. By using our products,
our members support a diverse array of renewable energy projects
that satisfy our rigorous carbon offset policy and have gained
the approval of our Project Selection Committee. All the while,
our members can track their climate footprint, conservation
efforts, and carbon offsets using our climate profile system.
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| Address: |
36 Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753 |
| Phone: |
(802) 458-0441 |
| Fax: |
(802) 398-2777 |
| Email: |
staff@brighterplanet.com |
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Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) |
| Description: |
Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD)
provides free assistance and deskside bins to businesses in
Chittenden County to help businesses reduce waste and lighten
their carbon footprint.
Carbon Lite Lunch is a collaborative program offered by
Vermont Earth Institute (VEI), 10% Challenge/Alliance for
Climate Action and Chittenden Solid Waste District. This free
program inspires businesses to green up by calculating a
baseline carbon footprint, discussion on ways to reduce, and
follow-up. |
| Address: |
1021 Redmond Road
Williston, VT 05495 |
| Phone: |
(802) 872-8100 |
| Fax: |
(802) 878-5787 |
| Contact Name: |
Marge Keough |
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Yestermorrow |
| Description: |
Yestermorrow Design/Build School
offers over 100 hands-on courses per year in design,
construction, woodworking, and architectural craft and offers a
variety of courses concentrating in sustainable design. Now in
its 28th year, Yestermorrow is one of the only design/build
schools in the country. Our 1-day to 2-week hands-on courses are
taught by top architects, builders, and craftspeople. Residents
of the State of Vermont may be eligible for assistance through
the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) Non-Degree
Grant Program. |
| Address: |
189 VT Route 100
Warren, VT 05674 |
| Phone: |
(802) 496-5545 |
| Fax: |
(802) 496-5540 |
| Contact: |
Monica DiGiovanni,
Student Services Coordinator |
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Vermont Green Building Network |
| Description: |
VGBN is the Vermont Chapter of the US
Green Building Council, and our mission is to increase Vermont’s
participation in green building - to promote the environmental,
financial, community, and health benefits of green design,
construction, and building operation practices. We do this
through providing educational workshops, networking
opportunities, and a comprehensive website for green building
information and resources. VGBN relies on the spirit and
enthusiasm of our volunteer members, and welcomes all who wish
to help advance green building practices in Vermont. |
| Address: |
PO Box 5384
Burlington, VT 05402 |
| Phone: |
(802) 338-7664 |
| Email: |
info@vgbn.org |
| Contact: |
Nancy Mears, Executive Director |
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Additional Green Resources |
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Local Motion:
www.localmotionvt.org
Foley Distributing:
www.foleydistributing.com
Intervale Center:
www.intervale.org
Seventh Generation:
www.seventhgeneration.com
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont:
www.nofavt.org
GroSolar:
www.grosolar.com
US Green Building Council:
www.usgbc.org
Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State:
www.vtgreenhotels.org
The Green Resource Energy and Environment Network (BOMA):
http://www.boma.org/Pages/default.aspx
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency:
www.dsireusa.org |
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