When you start to green your business operations, you are
helping to reduce carbon emissions, preserve forests and
biodiversity, and keep our air and water clean. And you also can
help protect your bottom line because environmentally
responsible businesses are efficient businesses. The simple tips
listed below can help any business start going green. TIPS FOR
RECYCLING AND REDUCING WASTE The average U.S. office worker goes
through 10,000 sheets of copy paper a year. - Identify recycling
opportunities for, at a minimum, paper, aluminum cans and
plastic bottles. - Educate employees about recycling and
encourage recycling participation; reward employee efforts
through incentives and/or recognition. - Investigate contracts
with municipalities to collect and recycle high–grade office and
corrugated paper. - Donate old or obsolete equipment computers,
cell phones, televisions - Implement paper-reducing strategies,
such as double-sided printing, re-using paper, and using e-mail
instead of sending memos or faxing. -