Conserve resources, create a healthier work environment for employees, and enhance your recycling and composting programs. Clark County Green Business program offers:
Join the growing list of certified Green Businesses. Earning Green Business certification demonstrates to your customers and employees that your business is committed to the environment and to your community.
The Clark County Green Business Program recognizes businesses for environmental excellence through onsite assistance and verification of green business practices. The program provides an environmental assessment, resources, and assistance to businesses seeking a structured approach to implementing green initiatives and measuring results.
Our businesses demonstrate that going green is not only good for the environment, it is also good for business's bottom line, improving employee morale, increasing operational efficiency and maintaining a positive public image.
Each year, businesses and community members are presented with awards for their efforts to reduce their environmental footprint and make continuous improvements toward a sustainable future. Our 2022 Clark County Green Business Awards winners:
C-TRAN has been providing public transportation services to residents of Clark County since 1981. Environmental sustainability has been incorporated into C-TRAN's 60-year vision statement: "C-TRAN services contribute positively to the region's sustainability, livability and economic vitality by helping manage traffic congestion, reduce dependence on foreign oil, lower carbon emissions, contain transportation costs for employers and employees, enable denser land use and development of urban areas, and provide essential transport to persons with no other means of travel."
After becoming a certified Clark County Green Business in 2019, C-TRAN was named the recipient of the Clark County Green Business of the Year award in 2021.
C-TRAN's Green Team was founded in 2017 and is an employee led group that drives forward sustainability projects within the company. This group meets monthly and welcomes members across many divisions at the organization. The Green Team brings together employees from Administration, Maintenance, Customer Service and Operations to support sustainable business practices and create green goals.
C-TRAN has embraced sustainability in daily operations and with vehicle replacements. Currently more than half of C-TRAN's bus fleet is hybrid diesel-electric vehicles. In 2021 C-TRAN's Board of Directors approved the purchase of eight all-electric buses. These vehicles have been ordered and are expected to arrive in 2023. Electric bus charging stations were installed at the bus yard facility recently in preparation for this exciting change.
In May 2022 C-TRAN committed to elevating its sustainability efforts and created a goal to form a zero emissions fleet by 2040. C-TRAN brought a consulting firm on board to create an Alternative Fuel Feasibility Study and to work on developing a Zero Emission Bus Transition Plan.
In December 2022, the Zero Emission Bus Transition Plan was presented to the C-TRAN Board of Directors. "It outlines two main paths that C-TRAN and other transit agencies are exploring in the coming years: battery-electric buses or hydrogen fuel cell buses. Pursuing one or both of these alternative fuel options creates a roadmap for C-TRAN to convert our existing diesel and hybrid fleet to a 100 percent zero-emission fleet by 2040," said Eric Florip, C-TRAN Manager of Communications and Marketing.
Join us for an enlightening and educational tour hosted by Waste Connections of Washington as we explore the inner workings of our county's West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center on April 10.
Witness the transformation of towering heaps of mixed recycling into neatly baled commodities. Experience firsthand the magnitude of waste management with sights such as towering garbage piles, a colossal trash compactor, glass mountains, and designated areas for hazardous waste, tires, electronics, appliances, and more.
This exclusive opportunity, requires participants to wear closed-toe shoes for safety. High-visibility safety vests will be provided. Please note that coffee and snacks will not be available, so come prepared and eager to deepen your understanding of our Clark County waste system!
Please meet at the West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center at 9 AM to receive a brief safety briefing before the tour commences at 9:15 AM.
The Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store accepts donations of new and used building materials, furniture, appliances, and home goods, and sells them in the store to raise money for Habitat home-building projects.
NuStar Energy has 8,417 miles of pipeline; 82 terminal and storage facilities that store and distribute crude oil, refined products and specialty liquids; and two asphalt refineries and a fuels refinery with a combined throughput capacity of 104,000 barre
Nut-Tritious is a small local business, employing five workers. Ken Condliff, the Chief Nutty Officer, oversees production and distribution of a variety of specialty nut butters.
New Seasons provides the best mix of products, from Frosted Flakes to free-range chicken. Building a market for local and regional products and supporting family farms New Seasons aims to give back to our community, and to create a progressive workplace.