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Greening Your Office
Reducing Energy Consumption
- Energy Star Equipment
- Use Power Management Tools & Surge Protectors
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- Design a "Lights Out" Policy
- Perform and Energy Audit
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Paper Use
- Using paper made with PCW
(Post Consumer Waste)
- Paper Recycling
- Double Sided Copies
- Increase Electronic Communications
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Conserve Resources & Reduce Waste
- Drink tap water instead of
bottled water
- Reusable utensils
- Waste Recycling
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Product Deliveries
- Bulk Purchases means Bulk Deliveries
- Schedule supplier delivery days
- Limiting the number of deliveries limits emmissions and fuel
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Green Products
- Paper and plastic products with significant quantities of post-consumer recycled content
- Re-manufactured products (e.g., ink and laser toner cartridges)
- Electrical products that are solar powered (e.g., calculators) or certified as energy efficient by Energy Star
- Compact fluorescent light bulbs and other energy efficient lighting
- Products that are reusable, rewritable, refillable, rechargeable, more durable or repairable
- Cleaners and solvents that are nontoxic; non-VOC (volatile organic compound); biodegradable; water-based; ammonia-, phosphate-, and chlorine free; and derived from renewable resources rather than petroleum
- Detergents, cleaners and other liquids in concentrate, which minimizes packaging
- Writing instruments with non-toxic inks or other marking fluids
- Compostable items, such as garbage and grocery bags
- Multi-purpose electronic equipment (e.g., combination printer-scanner-fax machine)
- Bins for collecting recyclable materials
- Power strips and other devices that enable you to manually or automatically cut power when not needed
- Products certified by reputable third parties as being environmentally superior in specific ways, such as those noted above (EPA Approved, Green Certified, etc.)
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