Green Is Good Show
Atlanta’s Green Focus and Green Planet Bottling - February 12, 2010
In the first half-hour of the show, John and Mike welcome Mandy Mahoney, Director of Sustainability for the city of Atlanta. Mahoney happily tells “Green is Good” that Atlanta is a progressive, green-minded city that is really turning heads nationwide. Among several intitiatives currently underway, the city is focusing on ramping up its energy efficiency.
“Energy efficiency is the hottest issue in the Southeast,” Mahoney says. “It’s not an issue we pay much attention to. Energy prices are rising 8-10% a year. We’re trying to provide people the opportunity to cut energy use and save money.”
The city of Atlanta has cut its City Hall energy use by 20%, and the city is rolling out an incentive program to help residents cut energy usage.
Later in the show, Brad Schulman of Green Planet Bottling helps spread awareness about earth-friendly drinking containers. Schulman’s company, Green Planet Bottling, makes natural bottles that are completely compostable and safe for use.
“There’s a pandemic worldwide with the use of chemical-based plastics,” Schulman says. “We have a solution for that, and it’s made from plants, not oil.”
Green Planet Bottling makes bottles of 100% plant starch with no chemicals. For every 72 bottles the company produces, it saves 1 gallon of oil.
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