Working Together

TO MAKE EARTH DAY

EVERY DAY!Good and Green is a program designed to inform and inspire our residents, businesses, schools and institutions to practice sustainability. We invite you to take the pledge today!

To get involved in greening Sunrise and to find out how youcan be a Good & Green Ambassador, call 954-888-6043

email sustainability@sunrisefl.govvisit: www.sunrisefl.gov & facebook.com/SunriseFL

I pledge to take action to support a Sustainable Sunrise.In my work place, home and lifestyle, I commit to taking actions to minimize my ecological footprint and to support the current and future well-being of our community. Through my actions I can effect positive change and inspire others to take similar steps.

I am committing to supporting a more Sustainable Sunrise by:

• Conserving resources and reducing waste• Supporting a sustainable economy• Practicing stewardship.

Good And Green Pledge To ActionRecognizing that sustainability is about considering how my decisions and actions affect our current and future environmental, economic, and social vibrancy, and recognizing that we each have a role to play;

WAYS TO BE WAYS TO BE

CONSERVE RESOURCESSAVE WATER: Be a water champion!• Sunrise Water Utility customers are eligible for FREE kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators and shower heads. How about a $100 rebate for replacing your older toilets? For info call 954-888-6023 or visit conservationpays.com

• Did you know landscaping accounts for about 40% of water use here in South Florida? Consider making your landscape a Naturescape, see stewardship section below.

SAVE ENERGY• Conserve energy by switching your old light bulbs to CFL or to LED bulbs. • Evaluate your energy usage and find ways to save by using FPL’s Energy Dashboard at fpl.com and businesses can schedule an on-site evaluation!

• You can also reduce peak energy demand and get paid, contact FPL’s On Call program at https://www.fpl.com/save/programs/on-call.html

• Income eligible households may be eligible for weatherization home improvements, call 877-212-0309

• Did you know that aggressive driving is expensive? Save on gas by driving smoothly, avoiding idling, and keeping your tires properly inflated.

REDUCE WASTE: Reduce, reuse, restore, recycle!• Reuse instead of throwing away, like reusing shopping bags and water bottles.

• Recycle in your blue bin and take advantage of community drop off recycling locations for items like plastic bags, Styrofoam, and more. For more info, call 954-577-1135

• Donate usable goods like clothing, toys and furniture.

SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY• Shop Sunrise, Source and Hire Locally

• Buy Green: Look for the environmentally friendly option when shopping or buying business supplies.• Get Involved: There are a number of great organizations including the Greater Sunrise Chamber of Commerce that can help your business. Call the Chamber at 954-835-2428 or visit sunrisechamber.org

PRACTICE STEWARDSHIP• Be a butterfly hero! Broward County’s NatureScape program recognizes properties enrolled in the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program or the Florida Yards program. Contact NatureScape at 954-519-0317 or email naturescape@broward.org

TAKE THE PLEDGEYou have taken the Pledge, now take action in each of the three categories below.

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For ways to be Good and Green or to find out about volunteering and becoming a Good and Green Ambassador to bring useful information to your community, school or work place, or to request recycling, water conservation and butterfly friendly landscaping flyers, or assistance, please contact sustainability@sunrisefl.gov, or call 954-888-6043. For further information, visit sunrisefl.gov