SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE

Memphis and Shelby County

ABOUT

ABOUT OSR

The Office of Sustainability and Resilience is the regional advocate and resource on topics such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, recycling, sustainable economic development, food systems, and green building practices. As the “green” liaisons for both city and county mayors, the office coordinates various regional initiatives related to sustainability.

The forerunner to the Office of Sustainability and Resilience, the Memphis-Shelby County Office of Sustainability, was formed in April 2011 and was charged with implementation and oversight of the Sustainable Shelby plan (2008). Its efforts were expanded in 2016 with the award of a $60 million HUD National Disaster Resilience Grant. Since then, the development of the Memphis Area Climate Action Plan (2020) and Mid-South Regional Resilience Plan (2020) have carried forward the legacies of these efforts to identify strategies to mitigate our impact on climate change and consider our ecological and social landscape in building more resilient communities.

Learn more about current projects and ongoing initiatives to support a greener, cleaner, more resilient Memphis and Shelby County.

OUR PLANS

Mid-South Community Climate Action Plan

The Mid-South Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) builds on the Mid-South Climate Action Plan: Priority Reduction Measures (PCAP). The plan expands on the PCAP's priority measures to include measures under all greenhouse gas accounting sectors. It also identifies near- and long-term ghg emissions reduction targets and outlines recommendations and targeted actions to take to achieve those goals.

Solid Waste Management Plan

The Solid Waste Management Plan will serve as a blueprint of best practices and strategies for Shelby County and its municipalities to implement over the next 30 years. This plan will identify key considerations that allow local government to set data-driven goals that balance the operational and financial impacts of implementing programs that support long-term environmental benefits of sustainable materials management.

*This is the April 2026 DRAFT version of the Solid Waste Management Plan.

Mid-South Regional Resilience Master Plan

The Mid-South Regional Resilience Master Plan is a comprehensive step toward addressing environmental challenges that threaten our region and laying out a roadmap to achieve a more resilient future for the Mid-South.

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