Macomb Co Green Task Team builds sustainability at home

Harnessing the power of the green economy to jump start our economy is a call that has gone out across the U.S. That notion is starting to resonate in some of the more unlikely parts of the country, like Macomb County.

A group of local businesses, non-profits and citizens have formed the Macomb County Green Task Team with the idea of creating more local awareness and action toward a sustainable economy.

The group, with the help of the Central Macomb Chamber of Commerce, is promoting awareness of things like green building, recycling and alternative energy with local businesses and families. The idea is that getting more of these projects, both commercial and personal, to take on green philosophies will help maximize the overall economic benefit.

"We're really looking at all of these different areas," says Susan Zaffarano, chair of the Macomb County Green Task Team. "We hope we can help drive policy at the Macomb County and state level."

So far the group has attracted the likes of the Macomb Community College, Professional Engineering Associates and Media One.

"It's all about cultivating the green economy here in Macomb County," Zaffarano says.

Source: Susan Zaffarano, chair of the Macomb County Green Task Team
Writer: Jon Zemke

Macomb Co Green Task Team builds sustainability at home

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