OES

August

2023

Upcoming Events

Free Vegetative Food Scrap Drop-off

Every Tuesday

3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.

College Hill Recreation Center

5545 Belmont Avenue

Cincinnati OH, 45224

East Walnut Hills

Farmers Market

Every Friday from May-October

3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

1523 Madison Rd

Cincinnati, OH 45206

ReLeaf Tree Giveaway

Applications open

Saturday, September 9

to low tree canopy communities

Applications open

Saturday, September 23

to all city residents

Electronics Recycling Drive

Saturday, September 9

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub

911 Evans St

Cincinnati, OH 45204

Tour of Rumpke Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)

*Cincinnati Residents Only*

Wednesday, September 13

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

5535 Vine Street

Cincinnati, OH 45217

This Month's News

New Faces of OES

ClimateView Launch

Brownfields Grant Award

Vegetative Food Scrap Drop-off

Electrify Cincy Contractor Network

CoolSeal Project

Free Tree Giveaway

High Tunnel Initiative

Recycling Participation Study

City Operations:

Introducing the New Faces of OES

Naomi Goldman-Sustainability Fellow

As a Sustainability Fellow, Naomi's main focuses are overseeing the EV Permit program, recycling coordination, and local food systems; particularly assisting with the bioreactor composting system builds and leading the Food Scrap Drop off pilot program. Naomi enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, camping, and rock climbing, but she can also be found quietly relaxing by a body of water or testing her culinary and baking skills creating new dishes to share with close friends.

Peri Ledwell-Climate Justice VISTA

As a Climate Change VISTA, Peri is assisting with the development of energy equity programs in order to build capacity and inclusion in the Greater Cincinnati area. Peri is a big nature lover and has spent her first month in Cincinnati/NKY exploring the many trails and parks. With a background in the food industry, Peri is also interested in improving food access for Cincinnati residents and navigating the new food scene!

Rachel Bickett-Sustainability Fellow

As a Sustainability Fellow, Rachel is involved with climate resiliency projects including microplastics, green infrastructure, and climate migration. She is also assisting in regional initiatives around food waste diversion on college campuses.

Rachel is a native Cincinnatian, and enjoys brunches, board games, and exploring new parks for hiking and tennis.

City Operations:

ClimateView Launch

Use ClimateView to track Cincy's path to net-zero and interact with progress of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan.

Open ClimateView

Resilience and Climate Adaptation:

Brownfields Grant Award

The City of Cincinnati was awarded a $500,000 Brownfield Assessment grant from the US EPA to complete a brownfield inventory, environmental site assessments, clean-up plans, and re-use planning for sites in the Lower Mill Creek valley.

Food & Zero Waste:

Free Vegetative Food Scrap Drop-off

OES is piloting a Free Vegetative Food Scrap Drop-off program at the College Hill Recreation Center. Members of the community will be able to drop off their food scraps, diverting their organics from the landfill!

Buildings and Energy:

New Electrify Cincy Contractor Network Formed

OES is excited to announce our first cohort of Electrify Cincy Designated Contractor Network members! The seven contractors linked here are City-certified contractors, who completed a full, two-day heat pump training, and are eager to make quality heat pump installations. If you'd like to explore a heat pump (and more) to electrify your building's heating and cooling, these are ideal local businesses to turn to for quotes!

Resilience & Climate Adaptation:

CoolSeal Project Cooling Parking Lots

New CoolSeal Project to decrease asphalt surface temperature by 10-20°F. CoolSeal was applied to the LeBlond Recreation Center parking lot and thermometer readings will be recorded to measure temperature decrease.

Natural Environment:

Applications Open Soon for Free Tree Giveaway

Cincinnati Parks’ Fall ReLeaf program has grown and improved the canopy coverage of our city, one tree at a time. Applications open September 9th for neighborhoods with low tree canopy and September 23rd for all city residents.

Apply Here

Food:

Cincinnati High Tunnel Initiative

The Natural Resource Conservation Service is offering another round of the Cincinnati High Tunnel System Initiative, a program that provides financial and technical assistance to urban producers to grow food year-round.

Zero Waste:

In-Home Bins Increasing Recycling Participation

OES embarked on a six-month recycling participation study in collaboration with The Recycling Partnership. Twenty percent of the households that received a mailing offering an in-home recycling bin requested and received a bin.

Check Out the Study

RESOURCES

Cincinnati Office of Environment and Sustainability

The Office of Environment and Sustainability (OES) leads City government and the broader community in building a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient Cincinnati.

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