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Climate Change and the Environment

Climate Change and the Environment

Key details on the new development rules and how they will impact the environment

Welcome to our series of UDO series! If you’re not familiar with the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), no worries! Earlier we published an introductory post discussing the UDO, the difference between the […]

We’re sharing key details of the rules that will guide Charlotte’s growth

Welcome to our series of blog posts about the Unified Development Ordinance (abbreviated as UDO)! Perhaps you have heard that in October of 2021, the city released the first Unified Development […]

We’re asking for a Mecklenburg County budget that grows our greenways faster

Sustain Charlotte partnered with Partners for Parks and Park and Rec Commissioner Paul Freestone to sign up as a group and coordinated on our comments to speak with one voice […]

Mode shifting our way to sustainable urban mobility

This is a guest blog post from our Gold Partner, Spin. By Hui Wen Chan, Director of Sustainability, Spin In August, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Sixth Assessment […]

Passive House 101

This is a guest post by our Gold Partner, Insight Architects. Passive House is an internationally operated performance-based energy certification program with a goal of minimal energy consumption. It is used for […]

What do transportation and land use have to do with climate change? Everything.

It’s Climate Week through this Sunday, and we want to take a moment to share our perspective on why Sustain Charlotte’s work is so critical to reducing our local contribution to climate pollution. In addition […]

Ensure glass bottles & jars are recycled properly: find a big yellow bin!

Glass is difficult and costly to effectively separate from other recyclable materials like cardboard at recycling centers. Therefore, Mecklenburg County Solid Waste prefers residents bring their separated glass bottles and […]

Mobility transformation is needed sooner, not later

Our Challenge Charlotte’s explosive growth continues. We support sustainable growth that ensures the Charlotte area is a great place to live and work for all. But our traditional growth pattern […]

Reciclemos bien: recycle right materials en español

Mecklenburg County Solid Waste offers free recycling and waste reduction educational programs to residents and local community groups. To expand awareness and understanding within our LatinX community, the materials were recently translated into […]

Dozens of local sustainability leaders honored at 2021 Charlotte Sustainability Awards

Each year we honor local sustainability leaders who are leading the way for a more sustainable future through their work. At this year’s Charlotte Sustainability Awards presented by Duke Energy, […]