C-TRAN is the latest local business to receive certification from the Clark County Green Business program. The certification recognizes C-TRAN for its efforts to operate efficiently and reduce its environmental impact.
The Green Business program offers resources and onsite assistance to help businesses reduce their environmental impacts and offer employees healthy workplaces. The program, coordinated by Clark County Public Health, recognizes and celebrates these achievements with Green Business certification.
C-TRAN earned the Green Business certification by demonstrating a commitment to recycling and waste-reduction programs, energy efficiency and pollution prevention in its operations.
“Sustainability is at the core of what we do as a public transportation provider, and we’re thrilled to join the Clark County Green Business program as a certified green business,” said C-TRAN Public Affairs Coordinator Eric Florip, who helps lead the C-TRAN Green Team. “We look forward to supporting this great program and collaborating with other members to further improve our own green practices.”
The public transit agency carries more than 6 million passenger trips each year, reducing the number of vehicles on roads and their associated emissions. More than half of C-TRAN’s fixed-route fleet vehicles are hybrid-electric buses, and C-TRAN will soon be adding all-electric buses to the fleet.
The agency’s green team meets regularly to plan initiatives, and its recycling programs go beyond paper, bottles and cans. C-TRAN participates in a special program to recycle cigarette butts from Vine stations.
C-TRAN installed water bottle filling stations for employees, and electric vehicle charging stations at the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center to serve community members with electric vehicles.
“I am proud to welcome C-TRAN into the Green Business program,” said Sarah Keirns, environmental outreach specialist at Clark County Public Health. “The green team is great to work with, and they deserve recognition for their efforts.”
To learn more about the Green Business program, visit www.clarkgreenbiz.com. Businesses interested in pursuing Green Business certification can contact Sarah Keirns, environmental outreach specialist, at sarah.keirns@clark.wa.gov.
