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Turn Your Auto and Motorcycle Repair Shop Green
Are you an auto or motorcycle repair shop owner looking to “green” your operations? First, you must bring your business into compliance with all local, state and federal environmental regulations. Then you must adopt pollution prevention and resource conservation practices. Here are some examples of some of the practices you can adopt. Good Housekeeping & [...]
Continue reading...Turn Your Print Shop Green
16. September 2010
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...Avoid terms like ‘safe’ and…
8. September 2010
Avoid terms like ‘safe’ and ‘friendly’ in your marketing efforts. They are unhelpful, encourage skepticism and can even be misleading.
Continue reading...Use rechargeable batteries. They can be…
7. September 2010
Use rechargeable batteries. They can be recharged up to 1000 times (for pennies a charge), reduce energy use and land fill waste.
Continue reading...Making Your Hotel Green
2. September 2010
How can hotels, motels and bed & breakfast owners “green” your businesses? First bring your operations into compliance with all environmental regulations, and then adopt pollution prevention and resource conservation practices. Here are some examples of what you can do.
Continue reading...Water Conservation Tips: An Easy to Follow Approach for Your Business
19. August 2010
Water conservation is not just for drought. Rain or shine it’s important to conserve water. Conserving water is simple and inexpensive and it is something any business, large or small can practice. What can your business do to use less water? The following provides an easy-to-follow approach any business can follow to successfully implement its [...]
Continue reading...A Guide to Mobile Coupon Marketing
26. February 2010
As more and more people find they can’t live without their cell phones, businesses are increasingly eyeing them as a prime target for their marketing and advertising messages. Whether it’s to build a brand, boost business or reward loyalty, more merchants are adopting mobile marketing strategies to tap into the cell phone’s power of immediacy. [...]
Continue reading...Easy Ways to Go Green at the Office
9. January 2010
Greener homes are in the spotlight these days, but what about the other place many of us spend huge chunks of our time – the office? Some simple changes of habit can save energy and resources at work when you adopt some of these environmentally friendly (and often cost-effective) policies. Be smart about lighting: Artificial [...]
Continue reading...Easy Green Marketing Ideas for Any Small Business
17. November 2009
In today’s business world there’s is constant talk about the environment and how businesses need to be socially responsible to minimize their impact on Mother Earth. And if you’re the owner of a small business, you have no doubt thought about ways to make a commitment to environment and still stay competitive in the marketplace. [...]
Continue reading...The wasteful $26 billion phone directory industry.
6. November 2009
In this age of the Internet phone directories, free Google 411 and other paperless directory services, such as GreenLocals.org, what purpose does a printed phone directory serve? When most people receive those large plastic bags filled with 3 pound phone books, they usually deposit them straight in the recycling bin – never using them. Now [...]
Continue reading...- 5 Rules for marketing your company’s sustainability
- 10 Easy Ways Renters Can Help Protect the Environment
- Religious groups taking on environmental cause as a spiritual issue.
- The Green Wedding Ceremony
- Spring is here and the wedding season can’t be far behind: planning a green wedding.
- What is bottled water’s green impact?
- “Cola Wars” turn into “Bottle Wars”
- Saving the Amazon forest to cut greenhouse gas emissions
- 10 Most Toxic Cities in the US… Is Your City On the Lists?
- Leasing Programs Making Solar Panels More Affordable
22. September 2010
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