2020 Annual Recap - Sustainability Successes at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

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2019

at a glance

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

$15

million

in Utility Savings Since 2005

Increased Rainwater Catchment Capacity by

100,000 gallons

16,665,000 Gallons

Diverted from Local Sewers

8,523

Aluminum Cans Recycled for Donations to Saola Conservation Work

25,000,000 kWh

(Enough Energy to Power FOUR Zoos)

New Staff Engagement Initiatives Launched Team Awesome & goBYG

1,775 tons 1,700,000

of Coal-Fired CO2 Diverted from the Atmosphere

16,182

Reusable Tote Bags Reusable Cups Sold & Zero Plastic Sold to Avoid Bags Offered Single-Use Plastics

6,510

Solar Farm Approved for

4,266

Cell Phones Collected & Recycled

$3,361

Raised for Project Saving Species

kWh of Solar Power Generated for On-Site Use

7,665

lbs of E-Waste Recycled

101,520 lbs of Cardboard Recycled


2019

at a glance

COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY

LIGHT UP AVONDALE

ROSELAWN: NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH 30 kW Solar Array

Outdoor Amphitheater Campfire & Stage Chicken Coop Resurfaced Ballfield

129 1,161 Local Residences Upgraded to LED

$1.3 million

Annual Savings

524

Trees & Bushes Planted in the Community

$7,035

Raised from Earth Day Auction of Rain Barrels Painted by Local Artists

Pollinator Gardens Individually Registered Around the Country

50 Acres of

Restored Wetland at Bowyer Farm

15,420 lbs 495 Students & Chaperones Attended America Recycles Day

of LocallySourced Food Served


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