RRS Helps Develop Climate Action Plan for Washtenaw County, Michigan
County goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 11, 2023 – Resource Recycling Systems Inc. (RRS) led the development of a Climate Action Plan, Resilient Washtenaw, for Washtenaw county, Michigan. The plan was a collaboration between RRS and other consultants who worked together to create a roadmap to help the county reach their carbon neutrality goals by 2035. Partner consultants include Michigan-based Wade Trim, EcoWorks, Elevate, Center for Neighborhood Technology, as well as independent consultants.
Washtenaw County is the first county in Michigan to adopt a climate action plan. The plan outlines actions to be taken by government operations, and county-wide along with timing, goals and metrics, costs, and anticipated level of global greenhouse gas (GHGs) that each action can reduce.
The RRS team developed a multi-faceted community engagement process that provided a detailed greenhouse gas …