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 High-Efficiency Toilet Credit Program
The City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities Department is providing up to $125 High Efficiency Toilet Credits (per toilet) for the replacement of residential and commercial toilets to promote water conservation. Credits are applied as a credit on the property's water utility bill. Those with HOAs can participate! Have questions? Click below to review the steps to apply and frequently asked questions or email EChristian@wpb.org.
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City Center Podcast: Vegetation Amnesty Days
REMINDER: Dispose of your leftover yard waste for FREE during Vegetation Amnesty Days — happening now! Clean up your yards AND prepare for hurricane season.
The City wants all residents to take part in Vegetation Amnesty Days, where homeowners are encouraged to trim trees and bushes BEFORE storms threaten.
*West Palm Beach customers with residential trash service can place unlimited yard waste for pickup at NO EXTRA CHARGE: NOW – May 9, 2025.
Learn more about the City's Vegetation Amnesty Days in this week's City Center Podcast episode featuring Leon Pinder, Director of Public Works for the City of West Palm Beach!
Watch the video podcast here!
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 City of West Palm Beach named among the Charging Champions!
EVAL (Electric Vehicle Adoption Leadership) is the national mark of excellence in workplace transportation, recognizing organizations that lead the way in clean and smart employee commuting. EVAL-certified workplaces make smart mobility easy, reducing air pollution and shaping a cleaner world. Through EV charging, shared mobility programs, and transit-friendly policies, organizations don’t just embrace sustainability—they lead the way.
Are you an employer interested in workplace EV charging?
Join the EVAL Information Session on May 21 to learn more about Forth's workplace charging certification program.
Don’t know where to start?
Refer to Charge@Work - a United States Department of Energy funded program that support your workplace charging project from idea to implementation with our technical, planning, installation, and incentive program expertise.
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Articles of Interest
Stay informed and connect the dots with climate change
Add climate change and the environment to your newsfeed to stay up-to-date.
Free autonomous shuttle hits the streets of West Palm Beach. T.A. Walker, WPTV, April 16, 2025.
Are we losing our wildlife to benches and ballparks? UF/IFAS research shows how smart designs can avoid it. Lourdes Mederos, UF/IFAS Communications, May 1, 2025.
Better feed, fewer burps: UF scientists target dairy gas emissions. Meredith Bauer, UF/IFAS Communications, April 29, 2025.
Federal judge orders Florida to address pollution that led to manatee deaths. Amy Green, Inside Climate News, April 18, 2025.
Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: solar energy. Matt Simon, Grist, April 30, 2025.
Arctic plant study reveals an 'early warning sign' of climate change upheaval. Leyland Cecco, The Guardian, May 1, 2025.
Microplastics could be hampering the ocean's ability to capture carbon. James Dinneen, New Scientist, April 30, 2025.
Climate anxiety is taking its toll on young people. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, April 29, 2025.
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