2025
- 112 staff members completed MS4 (Stormwater) and Spill Prevention training
- Assessed 10 facilities for adherence to environmental compliance regulations and best practices
- Performed radon testing in 16 facilities
- Disposed of 691 pounds of expired hand sanitizer
2024
- Recycled 637 pounds of ink/toner cartridges, 1 TV, printer, 2 circuit boards, 1 monitor, 1 power unit, 60 lbs of various electronic waste, 15 cans of paint, 150 lbs of hand sanitizer, ~875 pounds of books, 43 fire extinguishers, 3 smoke alarms
- Donated 90 Westminster-area yearbooks to Westminster’s Historical Society
- Trained 140+ staff on spill prevention (simultaneously with Stormwater on illicit discharges), ~50 staff and ~300 summer campers on environmental topics with the Sustainability and Stormwater workgroups
- Assisted with the opening of Westminster’s first centralized recycling center, partnering with the company SustainAbility, involving staff from nearly every City department.
- Assisted 34 workgroups with Safety Data Sheets, chemical inventories, and brand new (facility-specific) Hazard Communications plans, 32 facilities with internal environmental assessments and associated questions/issues, and 3 facilities with unanticipated state tank inspections
2023
- Recycled ~400 pounds of ink/toner cartridges, 3 monitors, 1 TV, 2 bins of various electronic waste, ~20 cans of paint and 50 aerosol cans, 1 bin of Mylar paper, 40 lead acid batteries, 2 Helium Tanks and 3 Propane Tanks
- Trailed 140+ staff on spill prevention (simultaneously with Stormwater on illicit discharges)
- Assisted 4 facilities with Safety Data Sheets and chemical inventories, 11 facilities with internal assessments and associated questions/issues,2 workgroups with donating over 500 pounds of hand sanitizer.
2022
- Recycled 8 bins of ink/toner cartridges; 5 TVs, 1 microwave, 1 battery backup, 1 car radio; 2 bins of various electronic waste; and~20 cans of paint.
- Trained 165 staff on spill prevention (simultaneously with Stormwater on illicit discharges).
- Assisted 8 facilities with Safety Data Sheets and chemical inventories; and 17 facilities with internal assessments and associated questions.
2021
- Properly recycled 10+ full totes of ink and toner cartridges, 44 TVs, 5 boxes of electronics, 11 monitors, 2 fire extinguishers, and 45 gallons of paint.
- Completed Hazard Communications (HAZCOM) training for 14 work groups and Spill Prevention training for 142 employees.
- Baseline tested for radon at 30+ city-occupied facilities and mitigated 3 of the 4 facilities that tested at or above the EPA action level (the last building is unoccupied and in-progress).
- Implemented a pilot Environmental Management System at 3 divisions: Fleet, Golf, and Drinking Water Treatment.