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- On June 10, 2008 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to implement a 10-year solar rebate program for local residents, businesses and non-profits. It is the first solar rebate of its kind and size offered by a city in the U.S. and will create the nation’s largest municipal solar program.
- On July 1, 2007 city departments and agencies were banned from purchasing single serving bottles of water using city funds, unless an employee contract specifies usage. This prohibition applies to city contractors and city funded and/or sponsored events.
- On June 1, 2007 local restaurants were banned from using Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam™) disposable food service ware. A list of providers of compostable products is posted at www.sfenvironment.org/foodservice.
- On March 27, 2007 San Francisco became the first U.S. city to ban plastic shopping bags; the legislation went into effect Nov. 20, 2007 for grocery stores and May 20, 2008 for drug stores.
- San Francisco currently has a 70 percent recycling rate. The city’s goal is 75 percent by 2010 and zero waste by 2020.
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Green Journeys
One of the top 10 Best U.S. Walking Cities according to the American Podiatric Medical Association, San Francisco is the ideal turf to do a little sole searching. Visitors can explore the neighborhoods on self-guided walks of Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, North Beach and Pacific Heights or explore the city step by step with City Guides. More than 80 free tours are offered by this volunteer-based group which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008. |
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- Mayor Newsom Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Sustainable Resources District for San Francisco's Civic Center. more >>
- San Francisco is green, clean, and organic—the architecture is high-tech and eco-friendly, and the food is excruciatingly fresh and local. Is this the world’s first true 21st-century city?" So asked Travel + Leisure magazine. Read the remarkable answers.
- In commemoration of the completion of the new California Academy of Sciences Building, Mayor Newsom cut the ribbon at the new "living roof" bus shelter at the Civic Center.
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- Visit the official site of the City of San Francisco's Department of the Environment.
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In San Francisco, we’re more than committed to caring for the environment, we’re completely enthusiastic.
This section of our Web site has been created to provide information on how to enjoy a trip, plan a successful meeting or operate an effective business with minimal impact on the planet and its resources. more >>
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Listen to what San Francisco's community of 'Ecothusiasts' are doing to contribute the green cause. Hotels, restaurants, retail shops. Everyone's doing their part. Read ECO 411 today.
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