Promotion! CBGB effort promotes your business to the community for Free.  Enhance your business image through CBGB certification.

$$$ Savings for your business.  By initiating BMPs your business can reap savings.  Let us show you how!

Employee Safety and Morale will increase.  They will have one more reason to take pride in working for your company.

No! CBCG certification is Free and you do not have to purchase equipment or special supplies to become a green business.  You must however, initiate pollution prevention measures while conducting business, train your employees to follow your business BMPs, and post and promote these practices in your everyday business activities.

What is nonpoint source pollution?

Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution, unlike pollution from point sources such as sewage treatment plants and industrial facilities, comes from many diffuse sources.  As stormwater runoff moves over our urban landscape, it picks up and carries wastes such as grease and oils from roadways, and nutrients and pesticides from our lawns.  These pollutants are deposited into local waterways, making NPS pollution the leading cause of  of water quality impairment in the US.

How do grass clippings pollute our waters?

Grass clippings are organic matter.  When they get wet, they rot, releasing nitrogen and phosphorous into the water.  This release triggers algae in the water to "bloom" or grow at a great rate.  As it grows, it also dies off.  this "die off" creates a bacteria bloom (because the bacteria has been eating the dying algae,) which uses up the oxygen in the water.  Low oxygen waters cannot support aquatic or marine life, leading to "dead zone." The dead algae and bacteria becomes a blanket of "muck," lining the bottom and suffocating life in our waterways.

How do I get started?

By sending the City of Cocoa Beach a completed registration form,  or calling the CBGB Hotline at (321) 868-3257 or e-mail.

When we receive your information, we will mail you:
An booklet on the Indian River Lagoon: Our Natural Resource
a Laminated BMP business Poster
Our CBGB registration pledge, checklist and questionnaire with a postage paid envelope.