Bluegrass Landscapes

Current Sustainable Practices

Below are the initiatives Leisure Lawn has completed on the Green Check scorecard.

Sustainability Management and the Green Team

• Develop a written Comprehensive Sustainability Plan that includes goals in these categories: Sustainability Goals Roles & Responsibilities, Policies & Procedures, Activities & Impact, and Timelines.
• Designate a Sustainability Coordinator or Green Team responsible for managing sustainability initiatives.
• Hold quarterly Green Team meetings.
• Provide time for quarterly updates from Sustainability Coordinator in upper management meetings.

Awareness, Education, and Outreach

• Provide a sustainability information board in a common area such as a break room or kitchen.
• Include a sustainability statement and training in all new hire materials.
• Host annual trainings or workshops to educate employees about sustainability issues, policies and procedures.
• Create an annual green employee award to highlight employee sustainability efforts.

Energy Efficiency

• Establish a power-down policy and checklist that includes items such as shutting off lights at night.
• Establish a regular filter maintenance policy for your HVAC system.
• Establish a policy for purchasing that requires Energy Star rated appliances and electronics.
• Establish a dress code that encourages employees to dress for thermal comfort.
• Install power strips for computers and equipment to power down during non-business hours.
• Insulate roof to control energy loss.
• Daylight work spaces wherever possible.

Waste Reduction and Recycling

• Implement a basic recycling program.
• Provide clearly marked recycling bins at work stations and/or in common areas. Recycling bins must be paired with a waste bin.
• Train and require janitorial service or staff responsible for cleaning to segregate waste and recyclable materials.
• Establish a policy for environmentally friendly printing such as twosided printing, reusing copy paper, and electronic document sharing.
• Establish an electronic waste policy that diverts all e-waste away from landfill.
• Create a landfill diversion goal.
• Develop or participate in an existing composting program.

Water Conservation

• Establish a policy for purchase of high efficiency (i.e. WaterSense) rated fixtures and appliances.

Water Quality

• Establish a policy for proper hazardous waste and chemical disposal.
• Establish a policy for proper disposal of fats, oils, and grease, distribute to staff, and post in key areas.

Urban Forestry and Landscapes

• Establish a sustainability statement for landscape contracts.
• Establish a native species-only plant replacement policy for tree and shrub planting.
• Remove all invasive species from property.
• Establish an Integrated Pest Management policy to reduce use of pesticides in the landscape.
• Establish environmentally friendly lawn care policies to reduce chemical pesticide and fertilizer use.
• Plant a pollinator garden.
• Plant a rain garden.

Sustainable Purchasing

• Establish a policy for reducing the toxic chemicals/materials in your workplace.
• Establish a policy to purchase non-Styrofoam cups and plates for use at the workplace or at events.
• Establish a policy for purchasing locally, if available.
• Establish a policy for purchasing environmentally-friendly cleaning products.

Transportation Efficiency

• Establish and implement a no-idling policy.
• Hold an employee seminar highlighting alternative modes of transportation.
• Conduct a commuter or employee transportation survey.
• Adopt a telecommuting option and make it available to employees.
• Install weather-protected bike storage (indoor or outdoor).

Media:

LexGoGreen Radio Interview