Sustainability

Sustainability and Milwaukie

What is a sustainable community? How does a city become completely sustainable? 

Sustainability means planning for the future, and changing behaviors today that ensure a healthy planet, people, and places tomorrow.

Sustainable communities are neighborhoods, cities, and regions that take action to ensure their communities will thrive for generations to come. This includes making more environmental and community-friendly personal decisions, like recycling and driving less to reduce emissions, to improving larger systems and operations, such as increasing public transportation availability and improving waste management systems. 

Milwaukie is committed to becoming completely sustainable. The city is working to reach this goal in many ways, including taking climate action, protecting natural resources and the urban forest, educating the community on best recycling and food waste reduction practices, and more. 

Click on the links below to find out how Milwaukie is working to become completely sustainable.