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16th Street Mall Recycling
150 trees planted throughout Downtown over last 3 years.
100 flower planters placed along Downtown streets.
Energy-efficient LED holiday lights.
Support of multi-modal transportation in Downtown. Visit the Transportation page for more information.
100 new bicycle parking racks on Downtown streets by the end of summer, 2009.
Support of private property bicycle improvements.
16th Street Mall Recycling is a “single-stream” recycling program; acceptable materials are collected in the same container. The BID is responsible for servicing the containers and consolidating the materials, and the City of Denver’s Solid Waste Management Division will collect the consolidated recyclables.
Ten clearly marked, bright yellow receptacles are placed along the 16th Street Mall between Cleveland and Larimer Street.
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Unacceptable Materials |
| Glass Bottles |
Paper Cups |
| Plastic narrow-neck Bottles |
Plastic Cups |
| Aluminum Cans |
To-Go Food Containers |
| Steel Cans |
Plastic Bags |
| Newspaper |
Fluorescent Paper |
| Office Paper |
Bottle Lids |
| Junk Mail |
Cardboard Milk or Juice Cartons |
| Phone Books |
Candy Wrappers |
| Magazines & Catalogs |
Food Waste |
| Brown Paper Bags |
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| Paperboard |
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| Corrugated Cardboard |
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| Glass Jars |
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| Aluminum Foil |
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Did you know?
The built environment accounts for about 35% of total energy consumed in the U.S.
Office Buildings consume the most energy of any building type - 19% of all commercial energy consumption -DOE
U.S. Green Building Council - the USGBC created the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, which has become the most common standard for green building.
Green Globes - Green Globes is a high performance building system developed in Canada, and used in the United States and Canada. It was adopted by BOMA Canada for existing buildings in 2004.
Building Owners and Manager's Association - BOMA International has announced a collaboration with the USGBC in the promotion of responsible building practices.
The City Office of Economic Development announced its Greener Denver program on March 17, 2009. As one of eight U.S. cities participating in the Climate Prosperity Project, Denver is an integral part of the New Energy Economy.
CASBA calendar of events
CORE calendar of events
Sept. 24, 2009: Rocky Mountain Association of Environmental Professionals presents EnviroFest
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The BID is Going Green . . . 
