That s why Fort Worth has hired a new energy conservation czar, is testing a hybrid electric vehicle, offers free compost to local gardeners and has started an inter-departmental recycling program. City programs recycle, save energy and reduce pollution year-round not just on Earth Day, April 22. The City of Fort Worth operates 475 alternative fuel fleet vehicles. Most are fueled by propane, which burns 70 percent cleaner than gasoline to help prevent air pollution. The Great American Cleanup continues through April 29.
Detergent is the pollutant found most often in Fort Worth area creeks, rivers and lakes.
Washing your car on the grass or at a commercial car wash instead of on the driveway will keep soap from going into storm drains, which lead straight to neighborhood creeks to harm fish and other wildlife. Recycling just one glass bottle saves enough energy to run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours. The City of Fort Worth accepts clear, brown and green glass at the curb. Labels can remain on, but please remove and discard lids and rinse bottles and jars before recycling. Leftover household chemicals should not be poured down any drain.