Green Steps development
Green Steps in Reykjavík's Operations is an action-oriented environmental program made up of 15 mandatory actions and 66 supplementary actions. The measures are organized into three environmental categories: environmental issues, transportation and procurement. These three categories create the biggest environmental impact in the City's operations and give us the best opportunities to make a real difference.
Waste management
The waste management category emphasizes proper waste sorting, correct labeling of recycling containers, and ensuring the availability of containers for all waste categories. The supplementary actions also include ideas for reducing food waste and other waste, as well as ways to increase recycling at Reykjavík City facilities.
Transportation
In the Transportation category, emphasis is placed on actively commuting to and from work. This involves traveling by foot, bicycle, scooter, or bus.
Employers can encourage people to leave their cars at home by improving bike or scooter infrastructure, offering commuting agreements, bus tickets for use during work hours or electric work vehicles for job-related errands.
Green steps in transportation can have positive effects on the unit's operations, finances, and employee health, in addition to broader public health benefits.
Procurement
Through Green Steps, eco-friendly procurement is implemented at all city institutions by conducting a procurement analysis, recognizing environmental labels and packaging markings, and ensuring that service providers engaged with institutions have an active environmental policy.
