Green Works Orlando
Green Updates Archive

2011  
August 19 · Litter and Graffiti Index
June 24 · E-waste Electronic Waste Collection is a Huge Success
May 6 · Callahan and Orwin Manor Green Ups
March 25 · 2011 City Beautiful Waterway Clean-up a Success
March 4 · Let’s Clean Up Semoran!
February 18 · Volunteers Help at Future Bike Park
January 14 · Fallen Leaves Bad News for City Lakes
January 7 · City Helps Preserve Endangered Plant

 

2010  
October 29 · Coastal Cleanup Recap
October 15 · Orlando Development Receives 1.5 million Grant for Green Retrofit
· National Public Lands Day at Turkey Lake Park
September 30 · Hard Rock’s Green Team Joins KOB for Downtown Concert Series
July 30 · Recycle Your Used Cooking Oil
July 16 · Orlando Bike Parks Work Day
June 18 · Orlando Science Center's Green HVAC
 · Get a Charge at City Hall
May 21 · Bike to Work Day
May 14 · Green Business Summit
· City, OUC Provide "POWER" to the People
April 9 · White House Environmental Advisor Visits Orlando
· Treemissions
April 2 · Earth Hour Recap
March 26 · More than 3,000 Pounds of Litter Collected During the City Beautiful Waterway Cleanup
March 12 · OUC Reliably Green
January 22 · Plant Seedlings for Civil Rights Gathers 432 Volunteers
January 15 · Families, Parks and Recreation Vision Plan
January 8 · Keep Orlando Beautiful

 

2009  
December 11 · Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
December 4 · New Station 1 Has Red Trucks and a “Green” Building
November 25 · City's Green Up Program and Community Center Youth at Lake Eola Heights
November 13 · New Water Restrictions
October 16 · Keep Orlando Beautiful Receives $10,000 Grant
October 9 · OUC Adds Solar Panels to Utility Poles
July 31 · Orlando's Fishing Oasis
July 24 · City Unveils Environmentally-Friendly Basketball Court
July 2 · Lake Alert
June 19 · Mayor Joins Volunteers to Cleanup Lake Ivanhoe Shoreline
May 1 · City of Orlando Receives LEED Platinum Designation on Affordable Home - First in State
 · City Council Receives Update on Green Works Orlando
April 10 · St. Johns River Celebration Cleanup a Success
April 3 · Earth Hour
February 20 · Green Works Orlando Makes Great Strides in First Year
· Orlando Fire Station 7 First LEED-Silver Certified Station in Florida
February 13 · Keep Orlando Beautiful Wins National Award
January 30 · Downtown Orlando Commercial Pilot Recycling Program
· Orlando’s Dubsdread Golf Course Featured in Golf Inc. Magazine
January 16 · Orlando Magic and Waste Management Continue Green Initiative
January 9 · National Appointment to Advisory Panel
· City’s Green Up program at Dr. I. Sylvester Hankins Park Recreation Site

 

2008  
December 19 · City of Orlando Employees Lead By Example
· Local Climate Action Week
December 12 · Playground Built in One Day
December 5 · Florida’s First LEED Certified Fire Station
November 21 · Orlando is a ‘Solar American City’
November 14 · Reliable Plaza is Open for Business
November 7 · Take the Green Works Life Pledge
October 31 · 2008 Florida Coastal Clean-up a Record-Breaking Success
October 17 · 2008 Outstanding Community Leader Award
October 10 · 101 Best of Orlando
September 26  · Bicycle Friendly Community Award
 · First Hybrid Vehicles Launched in City Fleet
September 12  · Florida’s First LEED Certified Fire Station
August 8  · Wyland Learning Center Visits Orlando
August 1  · Technology Management Recognized Nationally
  · Keep Orlando Beautiful Gives Teenagers Opportunity to Serve Community
July 25  · Efficiencies in Lighting
July 11  · Rain Barrel Benefits
June 27  · Great American Cleanup Results
June 19  · Orlando is a ‘Solar American City’
June 13  · WMMO Downtown Concert Series Going Green
June 6  · Water Conservation Tips
May 23  · Reclaimed Water Conservation Strategy
May 16  · Bike to Work Day
April 25  · Tree City USA
  · Orlando Awarded STRATUM Grant
April 4  · Orlando Designated as Solar American City
March 28  · Colonialtown Square Park All Spruced Up!
March 21  · St. Johns River Clean Up a Success
  · Orlando Ranked as #4 Cleanest City in the USA
February 15  · Keep Orlando Beautiful Awards
January 18  · City Contracts Support Green Initiative
  · City Employees Receive LEED Accreditation