2030 Plan
About the Sustainability Plan
In 2015, the Adams County Board of County Commissioners formally adopted the Sustainable Adams County 2030 Plan, affirming the county’s commitment to sustainability and innovation. The plan details a “triple bottom line” approach to sustainability, where the environmental, fiscal, and social impacts of county activities are taken into consideration with every decision. See the timeline below for a summary of actions related to the plan.
Adams County identified eight key topics, shown below, to organize county-focused and community-focused goals. Within these topics, the plan has 87 action-oriented strategies and 28 metrics to track plan progress. Many different departments throughout the county are assigned strategies including Facilities and Fleet Management, Community and Economic Development, Public Works, Parks, Communications, Information Technology and Innovation, Finance, and the County Manager’s Office.
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Sustainability Plan Documents
Annual Reports
More Sustainability Resources
- 2030 Adams County Sustainability Plan
- Low-Waste Meeting Guidelines
- Low-Waste Event Guidelines
- Waste Reduction Guidelines for Vendors
- Sustainable Design Guidelines for County Facilities
- Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan
Highlights for the 2025 Sustainability Plan:
- First joint Earth Day Celebration co-lead with five municipalities
- 54% of facility energy supplied by renewable electricity
- 100% of private haulers in unincorporated Adams County that provide recycling
- 18 stormwater educational activities
- 12 new EV Chargers at Adams County buildings
- 6 new electric vehicles in the Adams County fleet
- Over $4 million in sustainability grant funding awarded
Project Highlight: First Earth Day Celebration:
On April 26, 2025, Adams County hosted its inaugural Earth Day Celebration at Bison Ridge Recreation Center. The event brought together Adams County and the cities of Westminster, Northglenn, Thornton, Brighton, and Commerce City to connect community members with local organizations, resources, and opportunities to take action for a more sustainable future. The celebration featured more than 15 local environmental organizations and vendors, electric lawn equipment vouchers, food trucks, an electric vehicle ride and drive, an electric garbage truck, and demonstrations of electric landscaping equipment. The event engaged more than 250 community members and collected more than 150 gas-powered lawn equipment items for recycling and replacement with cleaner electric alternatives.
