Sustainability

Building a More Sustainable Adams County

In 2015, the Adams County Board of County Commissioners formally adopted the Sustainable Adams County 2030 Plan, affirming the county’s commitment to sustainability and innovation. The plan details a “triple bottom line” approach to sustainability, where the environmental, fiscal, and social impacts of county activities are taken into consideration with every decision.

Since its adoption in 2015, the county has exemplified leadership and innovation in line with this vision. The county has had many sustainability successes across a range of departments and sustainability topics. To read about some of these successes, read the Sustainability Assessment Executive Summary. Now, the county is updating the 2030 Sustainability Plan to maintain relevancy in the face of rapidly changing technology and community priorities and to ensure long-term sustainability and success of Adams County.

For the plan update, the county has identified the following priority topics:

• Energy
• Waste
• Water
• Transportation
• Healthy & Resilient Neighborhoods
• Air Quality
• Infrastructure
• Land

Implementation and Resources

• Adams County kicked off implementation of the updated Sustainable Adams County 2030 Plan in 2022. Check out the Sustainable Adams 2030 Plan Employee Primer to learn more about the planning effort, implementation, and how to get involved. 
• Looking for more resources to help support the achievement of our sustainability goals? Check out the links below: 
  • Sustainable Purchasing Guidelines
  • Low-Waste Meeting Guidelines 
  • Low-Waste Event Guidelines
  • Waste Reduction Guidelines for Vendors
  • Sustainable Design Guidelines for County Facilities
• Learn more about our plan impact by checking out past annual reports: 
  • 2022 Annual Report