The Fort Worth Botanic Garden Green Team is the garden’s first ever task force for sustainability. Formed in March of this year by volunteer staff under encouragement from the Garden Director, its mission is to revolutionize waste management at the Garden and, eventually, across the city of Fort Worth. Stated simply, the Team's aim is for the Fort Worth Botanic Garden to be Fort Worth’s first zero waste facility. Thanks to the Green Team, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is now diverting two-thirds of its waste from trash to recycling, reducing regular paper use by more than 10,000 sheets per year, composting in break rooms and expanding the program by the day. READ MORE