Resources
We've pulled together a collection of great resources from all over the Rivertowns and Westchester County.
See what our neightbors are doing to further their sustainability efforts in their villages and towns.
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Hazard mitigation is an action to help reduce long-term risks caused by hazards or disasters, such as flooding, earthquakes, or wildfires. The purpose of hazard mitigation is to protect people and structures, and minimize the costs of disaster response and recovery.
Westchester County is currently updating our county-wide Hazard Mitigation Plan and has developed a website dedicated to this process, linked here.
For specific review of the Dobbs Ferry chapter of the Westchester County Hazard Mitigation Plan, see link here.
Love ’em and Leave ’em is an initiative of Westchester County to reduce organic yard waste. Mulching in place is a time-tested method of turning old leaves into new soil. There are many benefits for homeowners, including a greener lawn and healthier soil, as well as benefits for the town and county, including “reduction in County yard waste tipping fees, labor overtime, fuel, and transportation costs, specialized equipment purchase and maintenance, prevention of storm drain clogging, etc.”
See more benefits of mulching-in-place on LELE’s Homeowners page.
Westchester County Food Waste Study: Report & Initiatives In 2018 the County moved forward with a Study to preliminarily assess key factors that impact the overall feasibility of a food waste diversion program and recycling facilities within the County. Here is a link to the report prepared by Woodard & Curran, issued in March 2018.
Zero Waste Co-Chairs Holly Malekian and Jenn Murphy visited the WVOX Studios in New Rochelle and appeared on air with host Paul Feiner and Pauline Mosley on their radio show, The Greenburgh Report, promoting our DeWasteDobbs campaign!
Take a listen to the full 50min broadcast here!