Greening Your Small Business – Greening Your Small Business is the definitive resource for
those who want their small businesses to be cutting- edge, competitive,
profitable, and eco-conscious. Filled with stories from small business
owners of all stripes, Greening Your Small Business addresses
every aspect of going green, from basics such as recycling, reducing
waste, energy efficiency, and reducing the IT footprint, to more
in-depth concerns such as green marketing and communications, green
business travel, and green employee benefits.
For companies too
small to hire consultants to draft and implement green policies and
practices, this guide is designed for easy use, featuring:
• Simple ways to make the workplace greener • Two plans of action for going green (divided into two levels) • Definitions for green terminology and jargon
Why Read This Book: Today’s consumer sees eco-friendliness and “green” as a reason to buy from you.
Key Point: There are literally hundreds MORE
green tips out there than “recycle.” Switching to Internet apps is
just one unexpected example.
2 days ago Sources
in Taiwan's notebook industry are claiming that one consequence of the
recent agreement between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to end
all outstanding legal disputes between them is that Intel has ... http://www.digitimes.com/ - References
5 days ago In
a lame attempt to goose sales, Libby's (owned by Nestlé SA, the
multinational packaged foods company) seeded fear before Thanksgiving
by warning everyone that it might not have enough canned pumpkin to
satisfy demand, ... http://www.eatmedaily.com/ - References
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Any link you are getting back to your website or blog, that will
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Did you know that 93 percent of textiles are recyclable? When clothes get old we often throw them away. But why have all this great material go to waste when we can reuse the fabric. Here are some ways you can recycle your old clothes
First of all have them cleaned and pass them on by donating to Goodwill or other organization
They can be used as stuffing for chairs and couches
Old Sweaters can be unwoven and the yarn can be reused. Have you ever priced out yarn?
It can be used for acoustic insulation
It can be made into stationary
Make a blanket or a quilt
Make doll clothing
Make a reusable grocery bag
Cut your old towel up and make wash rags
Make a Dog bed
Use it for creative gift wrapping
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Never before have we had so much stuff. The time is now to declutter and reduce your environmental footprint.
Say No To Junk Mail - Just register for the Mail Preference Service on the Direct Marketing Association
Website. For $1, your name and address will be removed from prospective
mailing lists, ending 75% of junkmail within about 90 days.
Empty Your closets - Get rid your old clothes. Look around for a good home. If you have upscale clothing that is still fashionable - you can donate to places that dress people just coming into the job market. The Career Closet is one such place.
Simplify your shopping - get some reusable shopping bags. If you go to trade shows they are giving away all sorts of great bags. Buy less packaged goods - eat more fruit and vegetables. Say goodbye to hamburger helper.
Go to the Library - Everything is there except for a few special books. Why do we need to own a book that only gets read once?
Stop buying bottled water especially if you live in a place with great water as the San Francisco Bay Area. Just start refilling your empties with tap water. Does anybody really know how long it takes for those plastic bottles to decompose?
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Reducing carbon footprint while maximizing shareholder value is a strategic imperative for modern businesses.
Laurent Pacalin, FICO™ chief marketing officer and co-founder of the clean tech open, ...
Resources should be set aside to push for a "green revolution" in the international energy field, delegates at a U.N. energy conference in Austria proposed. See Rest of Story.
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The
garage door was open when Shirley, our mailperson, came by today. She
wanted to know if we were having a garage sale. “No”, I said, feeling
a little embarrassed, that’s stuff I’ve been meaning to put away. My
car has been sitting out on our driveway for the last 3 weeks – make
that four. In its place is a table stacked with “stuff.” Surrounding
it, on the floor, is more of the same. Shirley said her garage is so
full she’s not sure she can fit anything else in it. That led us to
the question: why do we keep buying more stuff when we already have so much? To which, of course, we didn’t have an answer.
So
how did all that stuff get stacked there? A month ago my husband and
I had a get-together that one of our friends coined a Digital Barn
Raising. You can learn more about that on his blog.
In preparation, I cleared out the living/dining room to make space for
people to sit with their computers. And honestly, the living room
needed clearing anyway. I like to occasionally change out the display
and, because I didn’t really have a place to store what wasn’t in use, the clutter had grown.
Then
I decided this would be a perfect time to get my husband to help me cut
some additional shelves for our storage cabinets. That took us a
couple of weeks to get around to and in the process, I cleared out one
of those shelves so I could more easily show my husband what I had in
mind thus adding to the stuff from the house.
But
in addition to all that, with all that extra space, we’ve gotten lazy
about putting away things we actually do have a place for: a couple of
coolers we got out for the barn raising, cleaning supplies, cloth
shopping bags, some things we bought at CostCo a couple of weeks ago,
etc. We’re filling the void.
I intend to give some of that clutter away – some vases and candlesticks we don’t use, some things we picked up at garage sales that I’ve gotten tired of, but that in itself becomes problematic because my husband tends to get sentimental about things and wants to hang onto them.
Not wanting to have that conversation (sometimes argument) again, I’ve
been putting it off. Over the years, inside the house, we’ve learned to deal with our collection “difference” pretty effectively.We divide up our available storage space into his and hersto which we each then take responsibility in our own way.
For me that means a pretty steady culling of goods, for him that means
storing it away. So, I guess I know what I need to do now -- divide up
the available cabinet storage space. I’ll decide what I want to get
rid of and pass the rest over to him. He can then decide what he wants
to keep and store it in his space. The remainder we’ll give away.
Maybe by next weekend I’ll be able to get my car into the garage.
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I’m starting a new blog.
That’s not to imply that I have other blogs. I don’t. Although I did
start a blog once last summer. But then I discovered that they are not
that easy to sustain. Coming up with topics can be challenging if you
don’t have something you’re excited about. But I do now – have
something I’m excited about -- that is.
I’m starting a new (ad)venture. It all started one morning a few weeks ago when I woke up thinking: “I’m going to be the Martha Stewart of garbage”
(sorry Martha). As quirky as it sounds, it was the inception of an idea
that has energized me and over the last several weeks. Working with a
leadership coach I’m using this idea to create a new career path. The
goal is to start (or join) a consulting practice to help companies
reduce waste and recycle more effectively. I’ve been intrigued by the
idea of recycling (in all its iterations and permutations) for a long
time. I was recycling before there was curbside pickup, when you had to
work pretty hard to find somewhere that would take magazines and
catalogs for example. Also, I grew up in a household that didn’t
believe in wasting something that could be reused. Both of my parents
came of age during the (first) great depression and experienced
rationing in WWII. I guess those things stay with you for life (more on
that in another blog post).
I’m not sure what to call it yet: sustainable business, eco-consulting, waste management, clean tech, the “three Rs” (reduce,
reuse, recycle), environmental services…all of those words have come up
in my internet explorations. I’m kind of partial to eco-consulting at
the moment but that could change by the next time I post to my blog.
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Greening Your Small Business – Greening Your Small Business is the definitive resource for
those who want their small businesses to be cutting- edge, competitive,
profitable, and eco-conscious. Filled with stories from small business
owners of all stripes, Greening Your Small Business addresses
every aspect of going green, from basics such as recycling, reducing
waste, energy efficiency, and reducing the IT footprint, to more
in-depth concerns such as green marketing and communications, green
business travel, and green employee benefits.
