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GOING GREEN IN ARLINGTON showcases a variety of environmental preservation methods and
programs.
Throughout Arlington, more and more residents are doing their part to preserve and protect
our Earth and the environment.
In neighborhoods, people are recycling to preserve the life of the landfill. They are reducing solid waste
by composting and adopting medians and picking up litter to help beautify the City. They
are choosing to use water wisely, preserving one of life’s most natural resources.
On
Earth Day, which is April
22 2008, the City of Arlington encourages everyone to make a
pledge to help preserve and protect the environment.
EVERY IS EARTH DAY IN ARLINGTON - HOW DO WE
MEASURE UP?
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430,000 tons of garbage
ends up in the Arlington sanitary landfill annually.
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239,000 tons of concrete and
asphalt are ground up annually and used to build new roads and
sidewalks.
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In 2003, nearly 12,000
tons of paper, paperboard and cardboard were recycled
through the City’s curbside recycling program. Residents
recycled more than 3,000 tons of steel, aluminum cans, glass
jars, plastic jugs and bottles.
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More than 4,000 citizens
attended water pollution prevention programs.
Environmental Services made classroom presentations in more than
25 schools.
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Almost 4,000 third-grade students
in Arlington, Kennedale and Mansfield received activity books
about water pollution.
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