WE ARE THE PROUD RECEPIENT OF A NUMBER OF AWARDS RECOGNIZING MEDFORD’S EFFORTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECYCLING MATTERS. MUNICIPAL AND ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS PARTICIPATE IN CURBSIDE RECYCLING INCLUDING CITY HALL AND THE SENIOR CENTER. CITIZENS ARE INFORMED AND EDUCATED ON RECYCLING THROUGH MEDIA OUTLETS, MAILINGS AND OUR MUNICIPAL WEBSITE WWW.MEDFORD.ORG. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT OUR 2008 RECYCLING GRANT APPLICATION WILL BE APPROVED SO WE MAY PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES SUCH AS RECYCLING CONTAINERS BIODEGRADABLE CAFETERIA SUPPLIES AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS. THE GRANT WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT WASTE REDUCTION AND COMPOSTING.
MEDFORD HAS BEEN A LEADER IN PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCLUDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CLEAN AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY INITIATIVES, WETLANDS PROTECTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING. WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY COMMUNITIES TO FUND AN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT. MEDFORD HAS WON A NUMBER OF COMPETITIVE AWARDS FOR OUR EFFORTS INCLUDING:
- THE 2004 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) CLEAN AIR EXCELLENCE AWARD.
- THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL PURCHASING AND SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
- THE LARZ ANDERSON MUSEUM CHOICE AWARD FOR ENCOURAGING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES
- THE ONLY CITY HALL IN MASSACHUSETTS TO RECEIVE THE ‘ENERGY STAR’ DESIGNATION FOR EFFORTS TO CONSERVE ENERGY
IN ADDITION, MEDFORD IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY IN MASSACHUSETTS TO HAVE A ‘CLIMATE ACTION PLAN’. WE HAVE INSTALLED SOLAR ENERGY PANELS ON CITY HALL AND AT HORMEL STADIUM. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE ‘CLEAN SCHOOL BUS ENERGY PROJECT’
A RECENT INITIATIVE, THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF A WIND GENERATED TURBINE NEAR THE MC GLYNN AND ANDREWS COMPLEX WILL LESSEN DEPENDENCE ON FOSSILL FUELS AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
ALSO NOTEWORTHY, MEDFORD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A ‘TREE CITY’ COMMUNITY FOR 9 CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
