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Central Ohio Sustainability Alliance (COSA)
COSA is the successor organization to the former Keep Franklin County Beautiful. The name change was effective in May, 2007. With the name change came a refocused mission which is to: Promote, encourage, and support alliances for sustainability among and between organizations, communities, and individuals throughout Central Ohio so as to strengthen the economic and social fabric of the region and to assure its ability to cope with climate change and other environmental challenges.
COSA's mission will be accomplished through a combination of education, outreach and partnering activities.
Waste-Not-Center
The Waste Not Center, operated by COSA, receives donations from businesses of usable but no-longer-needed items that would otherwise be disposed. The Center makes these items available to teachers, artists, students, home schoolers, and non-profit organizations that can make productive use of these items. Every week the Center returns to the local economy about 1500 pounds of materials and supplies that would otherwise be disposed.
Online Interactive Greater Columbus Green Map
There are over 1,500 "green" sites on the Greater Columbus Green Map, including a wealth of information about the sites, such as the address, contact information, hours of operation and some even contain a photo of the site! The most detailed information is within the Parkland & Recreation Sites layer -each of the parks contain features present within the park such as basketball courts, walking trails, tennis courts, frisby golf etc.
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