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Turn Your Print Shop Green
How can printers “green” their businesses? First bring your operations into compliance with all environmental regulations. Then you must adopt pollution prevention and resource conservation practices. Here are some examples of what you can do. And by the way, many of the listed practices will save you time and money. Computerize pre-press operations Eliminates photo [...]
Continue reading...Sorting Out ‘Recycling’ Claims
13. September 2010
Retail outlets and other businesses are filled with products and packages touting environmental features that often influence consumer purchasing decisions. Your business may even be using some of the same terms. But when it comes to products and packaging, what do claims like “recyclable” really mean? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Environmental Protection [...]
Continue reading...Donating Your Old Computers
19. May 2010
Our landfills are faced with the growing problem of e-waste, the millions of pounds of old electronic equipment that is making its way into our nation’s waste stream. But there is a way everyone can help by donating still usable computer equipment to schools, charities, churches and other nonprofits. But donating used computer equipment is not [...]
Continue reading...Green Moms: What Marketers Need to Know
12. May 2010
Whenever there’s a significant change in societal needs and wants, companies must change their products and services to best meet those changes. That, of course, is Marketing 101. The US is currently in the midst of such change—brought on by a combination of an historic economic downturn, emerging consumer interest in sustainability, and the growing [...]
Continue reading...Going ‘green’ pays off for businesses
28. April 2010
This year’s Earth Day celebration has come and gone. But the once a year event serves as an important reminder that there are things every business can do to act ‘green’ every day. Being respectful of the environment has some unexpected perks: not only can it improve your reputation in the community; it can save [...]
Continue reading...Green Drinks Earth Day Celebration
18. April 2010
The Park City Green Drinks chapter will be hosting an Earth Day Celebration Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Maxwell’s East Coast Eatery at the Newpark Hotel, 1456 Newpark Blvd., Kimball Junction in Park City. Times are from 6:00 PM ‘til 9ish. Green Drinks is an Environment Networking group with active chapters in over 600 cities [...]
Continue reading...Lessen your impact on the environment and enjoy your coffee.
13. April 2010
In today’s atmosphere of increasing environmental concern, we are realizing that there is no part of our lives that doesn’t impact the world in which we live. Even something as seemingly innocuous as enjoying a cup of coffee or tea impacts our environment. Coffee is the world’s most commonly traded commodity after crude oil. And [...]
Continue reading...Packing peanuts: now business and eco-friendly
6. April 2010
Have you ever opened a package and been showered with small foam-like, peanut-shaped objects? Most people usually don’t pay much attention to them anymore. Packing peanuts have been around nearly fifty years, having been first introduced by the Dow Chemical Company in the 1960’s. Traditional packing peanuts are made out of polystyrene. Unfortunately, polystyrene can [...]
Continue reading...Install solar panels and earn a 30% tax credit for your business.
30. March 2010
Congress recently passed and President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 providing major tax incentive to both consumers and businesses that, among other things, installed solar panels and solar water heaters before December 31, 2016. Previously, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) but most of the tax incentives and [...]
Continue reading...Avoiding the Greenwash Tag
24. March 2010
More and more businesses are claiming to have endorsed and are practicing green or eco-friendly practices: planning buildings that are energy-efficient, using only all-natural products in the food they serve, using only energy efficient appliances, etc. But as claims of environmentally sound practices multiply, a problem has arising. How can anyone be sure that [...]
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16. September 2010
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