As a continually growing city, Peoria strives to provide its residents with innovative and robust services. As one of the leading communities in sustainability, Peoria has driven sustainability forward with the expansion of its public transit services and recycling education programs. Peoria has launched various initiatives of its services, including the launch of the Peoria […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Historic Preservation: Frameworks and Guiding Principles
The City of Peoria’s Old Town area is a significant historical site in the community. Similar to many historic districts and downtown areas throughout the United States, Old Town could benefit from reinvestment in the form of historic preservation and revitalization efforts. These types of projects aim to highlight regional history while creating new community […]
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Dark Sky Ordinance Study
The City of Peoria, Arizona is located in Yavapai and Maricopa County, approximately thirty minutes from Downtown Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert. Originally founded as an agricultural community, Peoria has experienced an abundance of growth and urban development, causing an increase in artificial light and light pollution. Peoria is exploring possibilities to earn Dark Sky […]
Safe Battery Storage in Residential Areas
As one of the fastest-growing cities in Arizona, the City of Peoria and its municipal services strive to be at the forefront of providing excellent care to its residents, and Peoria’s Fire-Medical Department is no exception. As one of the few agencies to be accredited by the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc. (CPSE), Peoria’s […]
Water Policy Strategy
As a desert community, water is a precious resource for the City of Peoria. The City has consistently shown it is a forward-thinking community through its sustainability planning efforts. Peoria’s general planning document, PlanPeoriaAZ 2040, outlines the City’s commitment to ensuring the best quality of living for Peoria residents through the Livability Initiatives. As part […]
Tiered Water Rates Study
As a desert community, water is a precious resource for the City of Peoria. The City has consistently shown it is a forward-thinking community through its sustainability planning efforts. Peoria’s general planning document, PlanPeoriaAZ 2040, outlines the City’s commitment to ensuring the best quality of living for Peoria residents through the Livability Initiatives. As part […]
Fine Glass Recycling Assessment
Glass is a versatile material that offers innumerable applications in many areas. One widely used application is to store food and beverages. Besides being impervious to foreign objects, it is an inert material and provides practically infinite recycling potential. It is considered easy to recycle glass bottles and jars by crushing them to an appropriate […]
Eliminating Single Use Plastics in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
Door County is a peninsula surrounded by Lake Michigan, one of the most essentialbodies of water in the United States. Plastic and styrofoam pollution has been an increasingproblem over the past few decades. It is imperative for coastal municipalities to advocate for thehealth of the Great Lakes, and this can be accomplished in part through […]
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Zero Waste Symposium
Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has collaborated with Penang Green Council (PGC) to organise a symposium on zero waste to enhance students’ and community’s understanding on zero waste. The symposium was successfully organised on 13th November 2021 via online platform at Facebook@usmcgss. CGSS USM and PGC have invited a few […]
Waste to Wealth Workshop
Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) Universiti Sains Malaysia has collaborated with Penang Green Council (PGC) to organise a workshop on Waste to Wealth to increase community knowledge and awareness on waste management and train the community to practice waste management at home and in daily life. With the guidance from CGSS and PGC, this […]