Help the Environment

Air Quality

Learn about how the air quality can be improved reducing bad ozone emissions.

Bicycling in Irving

Learn more about the bicycling initiative in Irving.

Business

“Triple bottom line” (abbreviated as TBL or 3BL) incorporates the notion of sustainability into business decisions, coined by John Elkington in 1994. The TBL is an accounting framework with three dimensions: social, environmental (or ecological) and financial.

Composting & Yard Care

Learn more about how composting saves money, enriches soil, and helps the environment.

Energy

Find out ways to reduce energy consumption to help the environment.

Green Buildings

Read about ways to improve health, safety, comfort, and energy efficiency during a remodel of your home.

Green Technology

Technology is often thought of as time-saving, convenient, and sometimes just plain fun, but your smartphone is also a powerful tool for conservation and smarter choices.

Irving's Garden for Wildlife Program

Native Texas Plants

Lean how native plants can benefit your yard while helping the environment while conserving water.

Pollinators

Reduce and Reuse

Learn ways to reduce and reuse to help protect the environment.

Shopping

Learn how you can become an "enviroshopper," to help the environment while you shop.

Transportation

Find tips to avoid leaving a negative impact on the climate due to transportation.

Travel

Find out ways you can help the environment before and during your travels.

Trees

Learn more about the benefits trees offer to the environment and how to select the right trees for your landscaping projects.

Climate

Find tips to avoid leaving a negative impact on the climate.

Green Advisory Board

Learn more about the Green Advisory Board, including board members and responsibilities.

Farmers Markets

Discover farmers markets in North Texas.

Green Videos

Browse through a list of green videos on demand brought to you by ICTN.

Home Chemicals

Discover the harmful effects home chemicals may have on the environment and what you can do to help reduce the impact.

Recycle

Discover recycling options in the City of Irving to help reduce waste.

Urban Gardening

Planting and seeing the result of your garden work can be a joyous experience. This section provides information about gardening in the urban setting and resources for further study and practice.

Water

Discover ways how to help the environment through water conservation.