Chris Waldron Director Office of Sustainability and Shared Services Camden County, NJ

Chris Waldron Director Office of Sustainability and Shared Services Camden County, NJ

Triple Bottom Line Social Equity, Health and Safety Benefits Economic Benefits Ecological and Physiological Benefits

Energy Water Waste Transportation Green Practices Sustainability Plan 2018 Green buildings/construction Sustainable purchasing Locally grown food Green infrastructure

2007 County Green Initiative Progress to Date First County in the United States to mandate recycling Over 2,400 acres of open space and farmland preserved through the Open Space Preservation Trust Fund Four-phase Bikeway and Multi-Use Trail Master Plan underway

Progress to Date CCMUA 1.8 MW solar array Electric Vehicle Infrastructure project LEED certified facilities Environmental Center, Cherry Hill Sciences Building, Camden County College

Camden County Improvement Authority Parking Garage Lighting Retrofit Project Project Cost $140,100.00 Rebate $17,010.00 Net Cost $123,090.00 Electric Savings Operational savings Total savings $62,050.00/year $5,860.00/year $67,910.00/year ROI (Payback) in years 1.81

Complete Streets Policy Access for All Pedestrians Elderly Handicapped Non motorized modes of travel Tool for future roads Policy Checklist

Bringing a Bicycle Culture to Camden Bike Share volunteers demonstrate to a group of North Camden youths how to fix a bike chain. A new bike lane on MLK Boulevard in Camden adjacent to the River LINE tracks and Cooper Hospital. Photo: John Boyle

Sustainable Jersey in Camden County 12 Certified Municipalities Camden City (Silver) Cherry Hill (Silver) Collingswood Gloucester Township (Silver) Haddonfield (Silver) Haddon Heights (Bronze) Haddon Township (Bronze) Pennsauken (Bronze) Runnemede (Bronze) Stratford (Bronze) Voorhees (Bronze) Winslow Township (Bronze)

Sustainable Jersey Recognition 2013/14 Camden - $20,000 Sustainability Ordinance Program Winslow Township - $10,000 Sustainable Winslow Community Outreach Haddonfield $10,000 Green Building and Sustainability Master Plan Element Stratford $10,000 School & Community Environmental Education Project Camden, Haddon Township, Haddon Heights, Laurel Springs, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, Pine Hill, Somerdale, Winslow Township - $2,000 Capacity Building Camden $1,000 Twitter Contest Winner

Camden Passes New Jersey s First Sustainable Site Plan Ordinance

County Support for Municipalities Regularly attend Green Team and Environmental Commission meetings Write narratives and upload documents Review applications and provide feedback Help communicate shared: Resources (E-waste events) Services (Composting) Ideas (Community Visioning) Programs (Green Fair)

Tri-County Sustainability Alliance Camden, Burlington, Gloucester Counties Our mission is to bring together people and communities in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties to achieve common sustainability goals. We do this by sharing resources and best practices, holding joint events, and providing educational experiences.

South Jersey Green network series presents Creating Community Connections A Collaborative Community Effort for a Sustainable Future Event Partners Leadership Sponsor:

New certification for New Jersey K-12 public schools Partnering with NJ School Boards Association Program launched in October 2014 Offers grants and technical support to participating schools

Camden County Board of Freeholders Sustainability Champions Date Town Recipient October Pennsauken Renee Cirillo November Camden Meishka Mitchell December Somerdale Ed Kain January 2014 Runnemede Kathy Vasinda February Gloucester Township Sharon Mickle March Audubon Becki Szkotak April Collingswood Joan Leonard May Berlin Township The Tab Group June Cherry Hill Township Lori Braunstein July Bellmawr Michael Palmieri August Waterford Township Rick Yeatman September Voorhees Valeria Galarza

Presence at Green Fairs/Workshops

Camden County Greenhouses Lakeland Environmental Park

Parks Building and Challenge Grove

Camden Green Interns and Master Gardeners

Girl Scout Workday Sensory Garden Project

Community Workshops/Programs

Sensory Garden Concepts

Future Projects: Solar Energy and Rainwater Harvesting

Future Projects: Certified Outdoor Classroom

Christmas Tree Rental Program

Additional Future Projects Fruit tree orchard Butterfly Garden Organic growing techniques Composting programs IPM (Integrated Pest Management) Native plant garden Fruits/vegetables for donation at a local food pantry Revenue generator sell plants and fruits/vegetables - CSA Meadow Walk/Meditation garden Sculpture Garden Bike share/bike Trail Connectivity Bee Hives/Beekeeping

Chris Waldron Director Office of Sustainability and Shared Services Camden County, NJ 856-225-5576 sustainable@camdencounty.com www.sustainablecamdencounty.org