IV. Shared Goals for DENR Divisions

• Use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Air Quality’s main office is using a natural gas and an electric vehicle. The Raleigh Regional Office has two ethanol vehicles. Parks and Recreation has an electric vehicle.  Laird Davidson, of Purchasing and Services, stated that an alternative vehicle workshop has been set up for all divisions that have their own alternative fuel vehicles. This workshop needs to be advertised from the Departmental level down and alternative vehicular use made a priority.
• Use of e-mail versus memorandums. Many divisions reported the decrease in paper work due to the use of e-mail. This new technology speaks for itself.
• Recycling of paper, aluminum cans and toner cartridges. This is the largest common initiative for all divisions.
• Flex-time and 4-Day work week options. Several divisions including the Division of Air Quality provide a 4-day work week option during the summer ozone season.
• Telecommuting Pilot. Results from Division of Air Quality and the Division of Waste Management telecommuting pilot need to be analyzed to determine if telecommuting projects should be expanded to other DENR Divisions.