Brian Beffort
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Community Composting Events

This spring, Washoe County is partnering with City of Reno and Riverside Farmers Market to host a food scrap drop-off at the Farmers Market every Sunday. And we're partnering with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful to host composting workshops.

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Benefits of a 4-day work week – Sparks Justice Court

Sparks Justice Court's switched to a 4X10 work week in 2025. This change resulted in significant reductions in energy use, energy costs, and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as positive reviews from both staff and the public. This post provides details of these benefits.

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Washoe Sustainability Fund Launches to Invest in Community Resilience

In response to declining state and federal investment in local renewable energy, Energy-Efficiency, and other sustainable solutions, a group of private donors in Washoe County has launched the Washoe Sustainability Fund, a non-governmental, community-based charitable fund hosted at the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada. The Fund will focus on delivering benefits for everyone in Washoe County: lower energy bills, cleaner air, healthier products, less waste, and improved public health outcomes.

A graph of energy use at Washoe County facilities.

Washoe County and NZero Bring Data Transparency to Climate Action

Washoe County is bringing transparency and accountability to our Climate Action Plan commitments with the launch of an advanced emissions dashboard in partnership with NZero, the carbon management analytics and intelligence platform. This initiative allows County leadership, building managers and citizens to see facility-level data on the County’s energy use and emissions to inform the County’s emissions reductions efforts in pursuit of Washoe County’s net-zero greenhouse gas emission goal by 2050.

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Washoe County Releases Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2021

Monday, February 3, 2025 - Washoe County released its Community-wide Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory today, measuring 6.32 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) for calendar year 2021 across Reno, Sparks, and unincorporated Washoe...