Sustainability
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Keep Truckee Green
Keep Truckee Green is the Town of Truckee’s sustainability, solid waste, and resiliency division. Visit our website to learn more about the Town’s sustainability and climate action programs.
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Reusable Foodware Programs
Help us reduce litter and waste from single-use items like utensils, coffee cups, and straws. Find out how you can borrow reusable greenware for your event or use our reusable takeout container or to-go cup programs in Truckee.
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Single-Use Water Bottle Reduction
The Town of Truckee is taking steps to reduce waste and litter from single-use plastic bottles in our community, including a new ordinance that took effect April 22, 2025.
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Sustainability Dashboard
Keep Truckee Green's tool to support, guide and track our town’s comprehensive environmental efforts.
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Town Operations Emissions Dashboard
The Town of Truckee has developed a dashboard in partnership with nZero to track and monitor greenhouse gas emissions from Town facilities and fleet vehicles to help meet our climate goals.
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Climate Action Planning
As part of the Truckee 2040 General Plan Update, the Town has developed two climate plans, a Climate Action Plan (CAP) and a Climate Adaptation Plan.
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Air Quality Regulation & Clean Air Program
The Planning Division is responsible for the Town's air quality planning and implementing and enforcing the Town's air quality programs.
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Clean Water Program
Water runoff often travels over paved areas and other surfaces, picking up chemicals, oils, grease, dirt, trash, and animal waste before it ends up in our waterways. Know what you can do to help mitigate this.
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Dark Skies Education
Review the Town's Dark Skies Ordinance.
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Climate Transformation Alliance
The Climate Transformation Alliance (CTA) is a regional public-private partnership of local governments, special districts, community organizations, businesses, and individuals committed to collaboration, innovation, and accountability through a governing body and shared vision for the North Tahoe-Truckee community to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
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Solid Waste & Recycling
Waste and recycling services for residents and businesses within the Town of Truckee are provided by the waste hauler, Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (TTSD).
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Litter Mitigation Programs
Find out how you can help address litter to preserve our unique, pristine local environment and keep Truckee’s streets shining bright!
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Building Decarbonization
Find out about the Town’s latest efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building energy use and improve the efficiency, comfort, and safety of our homes and businesses.
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Trash Hauler Franchise Agreement
This page outlines the development process of the Trash Hauler Franchise Agreement that the Town of Truckee has with Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal for commercial and residential waste collection services.