How To Green Your Business

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Preserving the environment is not only the right thing to do—it can result in significant cost savings for your business.

To complete this How-To you will need:

An open mind
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Step 1: Educate yourself

Educate yourself about the local, state, and federal environmental regulations that apply to your business. Failing to follow applicable regulations can lead to costly fines and penalties.

Step 2: Evaluate your business

Take a look at the waste your business produces, and see how you can reduce it.

Step 3: Save paper

Save paper. Recycle paper products and encourage employees to archive their work electronically—and not print out every email or document that comes their way.

Step 4: Drink smart

Instead of supplying cans of soda, install a fountain. Use a water cooler instead of bottled water.

Tip: If you provide coffee for your employees, stop providing disposable cups and encourage them to bring in their own mugs.

Step 5: Lower the thermostat

Lower the thermostat in winter and encourage people to bring in light sweaters to wear in the office.

Step 6: Use CFBs

Replace your lightbulbs with the more energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.

Step 7: Get an energy audit

Your utility company will provide a free or low-cost energy audit that recommends ways to improve your energy efficiency, which will result in lower energy bills.

Step 8: Reduce travel

Reduce traveling by using alternatives like teleconferencing.

Tip: Cut down on car pollution by letting some employees work from home.

Step 9: Buy green

Tell your suppliers you're interested in purchasing equipment and supplies that are recycled, renewable, or refurbished. If possible, only work with companies that are environmentally conscious as well.

Step 10: Detoxify

Properly dispose of things like copy-machine toner and batteries.

Step 11: Recycle old electronics

Recycle old electronics like computers and company cell phones by donating them to charitable causes or returning them to manufacturers who can salvage parts.

Step 12: Get everyone involved

Make your employees part of the process by soliciting suggestions and rewarding employees who make environmental contributions.

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[lilowoof]

Where's "How to purple your business"?

[alteclansing3333]

I used to purposely print as many documents as possible multiple times just to waste a TON of paper cos i hate the company i work for, but now i go green! i just steal a ton of it to use at home for my own printer!! hehe bastard airlines

[mikepousti]

thanks for the tips man

[greenorange75]

How to Green Your Business:

You will need: a shitload of green paint

[GGtoGG]

Step 13 start a Cell Phone Recycling collection. Recycle the companies old cell phones and make money by doing so. You Get Green (environmentally) and Get Green (money)

[dramagrl1996]

notice how almost everything says "encourage others in your office" well, nobody's going to go along with it

[Kodiax113]

recycling is bad for the environment you know...

[GirlsAndDreams]

haha))you're awesome

[quexalcoatl]

I used to think 'green' stuff was ok. Then MY work started going ape shit about it and now I want to burn a pristine rainforest to the ground.