Sustainability Commission
Sustainability Commission
Sustainability Commission
On August 5th, 2021 the Terre Haute City Council passed Resolution 10, 2021 which established the Sustainability Commission. The Commission was to have representatives from the City Council, the Mayor's Office, the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce, the Vigo County School Corporation, higher education institutions, and area businesses. The resolution stipulated a Sustainability Coordinator be appointed by 2022, and on Earth Day 2022 Mayor Bennett appointed the City's first Sustainability Coordinator.
Sustainability is a collaborative process and the public is encouraged to reach out to Commission members or the Sustainability Coordinator if they want to share thoughts.
Maitri Desai, Sustainability Coordinator 812-244-4922.
Current Sustainability Commission Members
The first task accomplished by the Commission was the creation and posting of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report, read more about it here.
The Terre Haute Sustainability Commission has competed their climate resilience plan, Climate Ready Terre Haute.
Community Resources:
- Vigo County Solid Waste Management - Great resources available including a search tool that can help determine when to recycle materials
- ISU Recycle Center
- reTHink
- Republic
- Sugar Creek Scrap - Metal recycling only