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City of Tempe, AZ

03/31/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/31/2024 01:45

Make Earth Day Every Day this April

What can you do?

The Tempe community has a lot of earth-friendly opportunities. Check out Tempe's expanded public transit options for your commute, or consider participating in Bike Month. Help Tempe divert from the landfill by taking your waste to the next Zero Waste Day on Saturday, April 27.

Get a Treebate for planting desert-adapted plants at your home. Rebates are also offered for Tempe residents who participate in water conservation, such as installing high-efficiency toilets or replacing their lawns with native landscapes.

Go paperless with your Tempe utility bill and be entered to win a gift card to a local business. Enter to win by simply signing up for paperless billing between April 1 and April 22 (Earth Day) at tempe.gov/waterutil.

What is Tempe doing?

The city is committed to setting Tempe on a path that will create a livable and sustainable Tempe for all. Tempe's Sustainability and Resilience Office is taking action to reduce carbon emissions and cultivate resilience.

Tempe is committed to:

Tempe has many ongoing sustainability and resiliency initiatives. Recently, Tempe has launched a project to expand food access and tree canopy in neighborhoods vulnerable to climate change, adopted green building codes, invited the community to participate in resilience planning and progressed its goal of using 100% renewable energy for city facilities. Learn more about Tempe's dedication to growing a sustainable and resilient city at tempe.gov/SustainableTempe.

Tempe is taking local action to be part of a global solution. Take part. Join the city and Make Earth Day Every Day. Find more information at tempe.gov/EarthMonth.