Sustainability Tent

While attending the Tulip Festival don’t forget to visit the Sustainability Tent located adjacent to the main tulip beds. We aim to raise awareness about sustainable practices and their importance in our daily lives.

We have lined up an exciting group of displays and speakers who are experts in the field of sustainability. They will share their knowledge and insights on various sustainability topics, including renewable energy, waste reduction, and sustainable agriculture. They might even have a give -a - way or two.

Stop by to experience ways you can be a part of a more Sustainable Albany!!

The Department of General Services, Division of Recycling, provides many services and programs to residents in the City of Albany to help reduce their waste and live a more sustainable life. One of the programs is Albany Reuses. Under this program, the city provides ideas and education on how to reuse items instead of throwing them away and needing to buy new. Also, the city holds events (Drop-It Swap-It) for residents to get rid of and/or pick up clothing, houseware, books, etc. These all help us create less waste that would end up in a landfill.

At this year’s Tulip Festival, we will demonstrate several different ways to reuse and repurpose items that people might have in their own homes in new and creative ways.

The City of Albany’s Office of Sustainability aims to lead the city in the next evolution of our clean energy and climate-adaptive future. It is dedicated to advocating for and collaborating with community members to help ensure a safer and more resilient City. By focusing on projects that build on increasing clean energy, preserving biodiversity, and advocating for climate justice, we can work together to create a greener and more equitable future.

Stop by the Sustainabilty tent to learn more about you can live a sustaibable life.

The Albany Bicycle Coalition advocates for bicycling in the Capital Region of NY State.

Bicycling . . .

· is the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly form of transportation yet devised;

· promotes health and fitness;

· Provides family-friendly recreational opportunities and fosters tourism;

· is a cost-effective means of transportation for persons with limited income.

We advocate for:

· more and better bicycle infrastructure (bike lanes, multi-use paths, bike racks, signage);

· complete streets for all users (bicyclists, pedestrians, and the disabled, in addition to motor vehicles);

· Legislation to improve safety and legal rights for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Albany Bicycle Coalition was founded in 2004 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

The Department of Neighborhood and Community Services is here to help connect residents, business owners, and other community partners in the City of Albany with resources and information. The Neighborhood Center is located at 200 Henry Johnson Blvd. where our customer service team provides seamless access to information and services for residents who walk in, call 518-434-CITY or email NCS@albanyny.gov. We also manage SeeClickFix where residents are encouraged to report quality- of -life matters.

The Department’s neighborhood-focused approach to planning, community development, and code enforcement creates a one-stop shop to help continue to develop and enhance our vibrant neighborhoods to reflect the city’s diverse population. Provided services include connecting people with information about the Department of General Services' Sustainability practices, such as the composting program and signing people up for Household Hazardous Waste drop-off events, providing information about environmental grants and services available via ACDA, and working with constituents to help solve a variety of issues that may arise in the City.

Walkable Albany Inc. is a local organization that advocates for pedestrian safety and for dense neighborhoods in which there are many things to walk to. We believe pedestrian safety and complete street design should be a top priority for the City of Albany, for the health of its citizens and our environment, the vitality of its businesses, and the safety and equity of all Albany residents, regardless of whether they own a motor vehicle. We believe that common-sense tools such as curb bulbs, shorter crossings, pedestrian priority signals, narrow car lanes, safety signage, and other traffic calming designs are essential for saving the lives of pedestrians-- and virtually everyone is a pedestrian at some point during their journeys, even if it's just crossing the street from a parking lot to an office.

Capital Streets is a new nonprofit dedicated to creating a better, safer, and more equitable transportation system in New York’s Capital Region. We were created by region residents who realized during the Covid-19 pandemic that most of the real barriers to changing our transportation system aren’t engineering or even financial shortcomings but most often political ones.

Capital Streets envisions a Capital Region where walking, bicycling, and transit are safe and practical modes of transportation in every neighborhood. Connected and equitable transportation infrastructure and supportive policy can—for all residents of the region—enhance our quality of life, improve public health, lower global greenhouse gas emissions, contribute to cleaner air and water locally, and strengthen our local economy.

All food waste collected at the

The annual Tulip Festival is being

Composted by Food Scraps 360.

Food Scraps 360's mission is to educate! Food Waste and Compostables make up about 40% of our landfills. Putting our food waste into the landfill rots and releases tons of methane gas into the atmosphere. The greenhouse gas effect is 35 times worse than that of C02.

When food waste is composted, it breaks down naturally and allows for billions of nutrients and microorganisms to be returned back into the Earth. The result? COMPOST!

Our goal is to make it easy for everyone in the Capital District to participate in the beautiful process of returning the rich nutrients and microorganisms from our foods back into the earth.

The Radix Center's mission is to promote ecological literacy and environmental stewardship through educational programs based around demonstrations of sustainable technologies. At the Radix Center, we believe it is possible to meet human needs while simultaneously restoring ecosystems. Good environmental stewardship is rewarded by better health, wholesome food, and strong communities.

The Radix Center teaches practical skills that can be applied to create environmental and economic sustainability. Emphasis is placed on issues of food security, health, and the remediation of contaminated soils.

Come to the sustainability tent and learn more about their programs and services.