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Dell Reports 18% Decrease on Carbon Emissions

Brian Yalung — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:43:55 +0000

With most companies doing their share of employing an eco-friendly responsibility for operation, the latest company to report such an accomplishment is Dell Computers. According to Dell, they have cut their carbon emissions by 18% in its fiscal year. This includes a 12.4% drop in scope 1 emissions such as heating and the use of company vehicles and an 18.8% reduction in scope 2 emissions that covers mostly the on-site activities. The company also reduced scope 3 emissions, associated with employee air travel, by about 30.3 percent.

The company offsets its remaining carbon impact by purchasing credible, third-party-verified renewable energy credits. This investment helped the company become the only company in the computer industry to achieve operational carbon neutrality in August 2008, five months ahead of schedule.

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Dell Reports 18% Decrease on Carbon Emissions

Restaurant Manager’s Energy Tool Kit

Brian Yalung — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:51:12 +0000

Here is a great kit for restaurant owners/managers that can somehow help them bring down the rising cost of electricity. Kilojolts Consulting Group announces the launch of the Restaurant Manager’s Energy Tool Kit, designed to help operators cut their energy usage by up to 10 percent by addressing inefficient operations. This “energy manager in a box” includes everything an operator needs to implement, promote, and measure an energy waste reduction program.

Each Tool Kit includes a how-to manual, five restaurant-focused Energy Tips, branded promotional materials, and benchmarking software, and is priced affordably at $850. Since restaurants need to earn $20 in revenue to recover every $1 dollar of energy waste, Kilojolts’ President Gary Markowitz observed, “That makes our high-ROI Energy Tool Kit the best business investment they’ll make this year.”

The Tool Kit’s five Energy Tips include “Turn it Off,” targeting lights and equipment; “Don’t be a Drip,” tackling water waste; and “Just-in-Time,” promoting efficient scheduling of kitchen equipment.

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Restaurant Manager’s Energy Tool Kit

Fifty Per Cent Of US Workers Leave PCs On

David Allen — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:00:31 +0000

Around a couple of years ago, it was found that the cost of workers leaving their computers on when they left work was costing US businesses around $1.7 billion per year in energy that is simply wasted. But instead of getting better, the amount of wasted energy has now risen to $2.8 billion according to a report by 1e.com.

This is a problem that could easily be sorted, by companies ensuring that their staff simply shut down their computers when they leave yet half of employees are guilty of doing this according to the survey. But at the same time sixty per cent of US employees think that their employers should be doing more to reduce the amount of energy that they using.

Source [Tree Hugger]

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Fifty Per Cent Of US Workers Leave PCs On

Lotto Tower From Shipping Containers

David Allen — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:00:55 +0000

In Stuttgart, Germany, a disused roundabout lies empty. It is an eyesore and yet nothing has been done to change it. However, local designer Lars Behrendt has come up with a fantastic looking tower made from around over fifty empty shipping containers.

The tower would be called the Lotto Tower as the regional lottery number will be displayed at the top, but the rest of the tower could be used for other purposes such as recreation and leisure pursuits. Nevertheless, going by the design there should be more attention made to safety features, rather than the way the building looks.

Source [Inhabitat]

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Lotto Tower From Shipping Containers

AireConference Providing Business Solutions the Green Way

Brian Yalung — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:06:03 +0000

Here is something that companies are bound to love, an eco-friendly business solution that aids companies who often require meetings to improve their strategic direction. A Van Nuys, California-based telecommunications provider has launched a toll-free, reservation-free conferencing solution that it says will reduce travel and other expenses for busy companies seeking savings.

Officials at Airespring say their so-called “AireConference” offering was developed because more and more business customers were seeking to reduce their travel budgets and carbon footprints. The company’s chief operating officer, Daniel Lonstein, said Airsespring customers have grown more and more sensitive to environmental issues, “especially where potential solutions can help their bottom line.”

Generally speaking, SIP trunking is a service offered by Internet telephony service providers so that businesses can adopt VoIP using their Internet connection. That way, they can communicate with others who rely on the PSTN, since the enterprise IP-PBX (News – Alert) is connected to the service provider’s PSTN gateways over the Internet. Airespring’s SIP trunking includes no monthly recurring charge per channel or simultaneous call path for long distance or toll-free service. Most orders for the service are provisioned within two days.

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AireConference Providing Business Solutions the Green Way

Trash Into Energy

David Allen — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:00:06 +0000

Producing your own energy normally means the use of wind turbines or solar panels, but now there is another way of producing power and it also deals with most the waste too. IST Energy has means to dispose of an organisations waste products and turn it into energy all in a container sized unit that sits in the car park.

The Green Energy Machine (GEM) could revolutionise the way businesses, hospitals and other large organisations dispose of the trash and deal with their energy requirements. The unit takes up about three parking spaces, it will take food, cardboard, plastics and anything similar, but glass and metal will need to be recycled.

Source [Cnet]

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Trash Into Energy

Put More Bang Into Popping A Cork

David Allen — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:38 +0000

Even though the festive season is over, there are still going to be plenty of reasons to pop the cork on a nice bottle of champagne. This is great because of these little devices, which have been created in order to make the pop just a little bit better that an ordinary champagne cork.

These little Rock et Roll bottle tops, have been designed to be one hundred per cent recycled and recyclable from foam rubber. Around the rim, a streamer can be attached, so that after lift off the rocket has a tail too, it is cool!

Source [Inhabitat]

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Put More Bang Into Popping A Cork

Paperkraft Premium Business Paper

Brian Yalung — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:21:06 +0000

Paper has been a keen element in business and education. We use paper to send out reports and create publications, most of which we are familiar with today to pass on information. Though we have been gearing for a paper-less life, it remains that paper use cannot be totally taken away.

Hence the best way is to find alternative ways of manufacturing paper, recycled or from other elements that can be better for environmental reasons. Such is the intent of Paperkraft in providing premium business paper with its much heralded “Ozone Treated Elemental Chlorine-Free Technology”.

Paperkraft is a superior and environmentally friendly, multipurpose paper for office and home use, which lets you exercise your power to “Go Green”. This unique product is an integral part of ITC’s significant initiatives to augment natural and scare resources and has been launched in line with ITC’s triple bottom line commitment to building economic, environmental and social capital for the nation.

(Source) Money Control

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Paperkraft Premium Business Paper

Green Grass Showroom

David Allen — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:46 +0000

This building recently appeared in Beijing, China it’s a totally green building made from glass and steel, but what is more interesting is that the building has a grass roof and walls. Which puts and a new slant on the term green house.

It is basically an open public exhibition area, it has been designed to assemble and disassemble very quickly, the grass panels can be moved to another location where they will remain as part of the garden, while the rest of the building is move on to its next location.

Source [Inhabitat]

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Green Grass Showroom

Revolving Door Generates Power

David Allen — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:00:16 +0000

If you imagine how many revolving doors there are in the world, then imagine what it would be like if they all generated power every time that somebody used one of them. This would indeed produce a huge amount of power.

This use of kinetic energy means that after the cost of installation has been met, each time that the door is used it produces a small amount of power, each door is estimated to generate around 4600 kilo watts per hour. Within the system the there are LED’s which change colour when the unit is generating power, very cool.

Source [Inhabitat]

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Revolving Door Generates Power

Making Green Sense with Paperless Banking

Brian Yalung — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:43:46 +0000

We are at an age where online banking and transactions are a privilege. To many people, it is a benefit that has done away with having to go to the bank or line up for your turn in local banks. But the problem is not all people are aware or are confident about it.

Hence, the Green$ense program launched by Citizens Bank should be something that can refresh our memories on how to maximize the ease and benefits of online banking. The notable thing here is preaching a paperless environment, saving a lot of trees and lowering the growing rate of landfills and trash issues we have to deal with.

The best part of it all is that by signing up with the Green$ense program is that it allows people to earn while they are at it.

Green$ense allows customers to earn up to $120 annually for each electronic transaction they make, including debit transactions, online bill payments and recurring payments. Citizens Bank launched a campaign to promote the program last month with the tagline: “The Environment is like a bank account. Every little bit helps.”

(Source) Brandweek

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Making Green Sense with Paperless Banking

Will The White House Be Going Green?

David Allen — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:00:44 +0000

It seems that there could be some eco friendly changes going on in the White House at the end of January when the Obama family move in. Because the President elect has some green plans that he wants to go over with the buildings chief usher.

There are a couple topics that Barrak Obama is interested in, but the main change will be in energy efficiency. Anyone walking past the White House next year may be surprised to see the lights off more than before and inside energy waste will be kept to a minimum.

Source [Ecorazzi]

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Will The White House Be Going Green?

Amazing Mini Recycled Metal Sculptures

Missy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:51:22 +0000

Are you a fan of industrial design and art that involves recycled materials? If so, have i got a treat for you.

A Vietnamese engineer turned artisan specializes in making the most fantastic metal art all made from recycled nuts and bolts. The designs are whimsical in nature and he has quite a collection going.

Check out the recycled metal pen holders and photo holders below. Hope you enjoy this art as much as i did. And now meet “The Junkyard Critters”.

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Amazing Mini Recycled Metal Sculptures

Accommodation From Shipping Containers

David Allen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:00:10 +0000

Looking around the docks of the world there is one thing that stands out and that would be the amount of shipping containers that are left lying around. Now these are mostly forty foot long and six or seven feet wide, if fact that is an ideal room size.

The Greentainer Project takes these containers and makes them into something wonderful, by removing the sides to put in glass and by replacing the floor with synthetic grass. All of sudden this dark and cold thing has become something bright and cheerful. Roof top solar panels have been fitted to provide power for lighting etc.

Source [Eco Friend]

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Bright Green Mortgage Out To Make Mortgage Origination More Eco Friendly

Missy — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:26:18 +0000

If you have ever closed a loan or worked in a mortgage office, then you know the mounds of paper it takes to produce one loan file.

Between the appraisal and the home inspection report alone you probably have upwards of 30 pages right there. So it is refreshing to hear that Bright Green Mortgage is out to make the process a tad more eco friendly.

Bright Green Mortgage is a new initiative from 1st Metropolitan Mortgage, a national originator based in North Carolina, to bring awareness to the mountains of paper that the mortgage industry runs through.

Did you know…

for every loan, 500 pieces of paper are used, which means for 17 closed loans, one tree is consumed 811 gallons of waste water is created and 242 pounds of green house gases (CO(2) are created.

They have an all out campagin that includes the giveaway of a Toyota Prius. Yes, the most eco friendly sedan on US roads. And if that weren’t enough, they also plan to donate a tree with every loan closed.

The 411….

As for how will the origination process be more eco friendly, this will be achieved through the use of paper recycling, document scanning and e-signatures where it is allowable. Plus training for mortgage brokers on how to green up their offices.

Just the effort on the part of Bright Green Mortgage to raise awareness is worth mentioning.

Source: Earth 911

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Bright Green Mortgage Out To Make Mortgage Origination More Eco Friendly

Banker Rolls up in a G-Wiz

David Allen — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:00:38 +0000

The chairman of the UK’s largest bank Lloyds TSB tuned up for work not in the normal luxury car that would be probably seen in, but appeared outside the company head office in no other than a G-Wiz, the all electric car.

Of course, he may have got in the car just around the corner to make an entrance as the press had congregated out the banker’s office due the financial crisis that we are all feeling at the moment.

Source [Hippy Shopper]

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Eco-Friendly Notebooks For School

Brian Yalung — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:57:24 +0000

Most kids are going back to school and among their sure needs would be paper and notebooks to scribble down their notes and stuff. While it seems like some people could care less, there are eco-friendly notebooks in the market that they can perhaps try to help assist them in their needs in school. Here are some eco-friendly brands which you may want to check the next time you buy notebooks for your kids or teens:

1. Awagami
2. Remarkable
3. Mateo Ilasco

4. The Cottage Industry
5. Vickery
6. Mydology
7. Omnifocus
8. Evernote

If you want a comprehensive review of each brand and their difference, you can check them out in full here.

(Source) Cool Hunting

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Eco-Friendly Notebooks For School

Eco Friendly Bookmarks

David Allen — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:16:17 +0000

Bookmarks are not the first thing you think of when talking about books, but everything can be eco friendly these days, as you can see with the Clear Prospects line of unique products.

Chris Davies, trade sales manager said, “At a relatively low cost, the eco friendly bookmarks are an ingenious way of carrying a campaign message can contact details.”

Source [Promotional Merchandise]

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Eco Friendly Bookmarks

Conolounge Recycled Paper Tubes Chair

Brian Yalung — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:11:34 +0000

Do you have tons of paper printer rolls lying around? Well if you put your eco-friendly thinking into it, you can do a lot of them. One of them includes this unique Conolounge Recycled Paper Tubes Chair, made up mostly of used paper printer rolls and support ably by steel support.

Conolounge Recycled Paper Tubes Chair

Via Cool Hunting Via Treehugger

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Conolounge Recycled Paper Tubes Chair

Samsung Offers Eco-friendly Printers

Brian Yalung — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:34:54 +0000

Samsung is a brand known in the electronics world but not in printers. But while they may be known for monitors or even mobile phones, their product line also has a few of these printers in tow. In fact, to jumpstart their eco-friendly efforts, they are offering a new trade-in program (TIP) that will allow their customers to trade-in their old laser printers valued at most at $200 and then get a new one.

Not a bad deal if you want to get these new eco-friendly devices these days. A new printer may be the best bet to go eco-friendly through proper disposal of your old printer and get a new one in lieu of that.

The program began on July 1, and will run until September 30, 2008. First, the customer needs to purchase any new model Samsung printer, including laser models and MFPs. Then, visit www.samsung.com/tip to enter details about their old printer model. Results will be tabulated to determine how much the printer is worth.

Then, just fax or mail back the confirmation e-mail, along with the original proof of purchase receipt and the old product (a shipping label will be provided), and Samsung will send a cheque for the appropriate amount within 6-8 weeks once the product has been received and inspected.

(Source) Market News

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Samsung Offers Eco-friendly Printers

The soft house that creates power

David Allen — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:00:46 +0000

It’s an interesting concept that Sheila Kennedy from KVA Matx has, she is a great believer in integrating solar cell technology into the design of buildings and structures. They have gone so far as to design the Soft House which uses curtains to produce 16,000 watt hours of electricity.

Virtually every office building or home has either blinds or curtains, but they have never been used before to produce power, which is really a waste because they nearly always have direct sunlight on them at some point in the day. KVA Matx has just married the two together.

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The soft house that creates power

Portable cardboard table

David Allen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:24 +0000

Making items out of cardboard is on the one hand sensible because this material is really strong and on the other, the materials are made from mostly recycled paper and card which is great because paper products are made to be recycled!

This table which has been designed by Sruli Recht and sold through Liborius in Iceland, comes in its own case which cuts back on the packaging, and when fully erected the table surface measures 1500 mm x 1200 mm x 930 mm, which is a good size, with the piece of furniture are three good sized drawers for storage and the table top has been laminated for extra protection.

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The eco friendly computer casing

David Allen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:54 +0000

This is the type of computer that every eco friendly person is going to want, it is sort of a cross between the style of the 1960’s and the technology of the today. Making it sort of eco tech in nature, but for this sort equipment you are going to have to pay the price, at the moment these computers start at around $1,500.

The Iameco range of wooden computers, are suitable for any purpose, whether you are looking for gaming, small business, IT work or simply at home.

Typical iameco designer PC

Featuring Intel Core Duo Processor

Dual Layer DVD ReWriter

Genuine full ATX/BTX Intel motherboard

400GB Hard Drive SATA 2

2+ GB Dual Channel DDR RAM

256 MB PCI Express high-end graphics card

TV/Satellite Card

450W/500W iameco Power supply unit

Touch me controls

iameco wooden keyboard

iameco wooden mouse

Windows XP Pro or Vista

Microsoft Office XP Pro

Specifications:

Description – Details

PC housing – Standard ATX/BTX

Component slots – 51/4 inch

Component slots – 51/2 inch

Surface – Ebony

Switches – Stainless steel

Base – 10 mm float glass

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Eco Drive by Kangaroo, Cool Green Hard Drives

Missy — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:46:25 +0000

If you’re looking to green up your office or home workstation, start with your electronic accessories. The Eco Drive by Kangaroo, is one good start, as this is an environmentally friendly hard drive.

The Eco Drive and the way it is manufactured, including its 3 power saving modes, costs less to operate, lasts longer, and is more energy efficient than other similar capacity external hard drives.

Below are some of the features of the Eco Drive:

Features:

· 3 Power Saving Modes – Power Down, Standby, Idle

· Uses up to 75% less power than average external hard drive*

· Include Power Monitoring Software (Windows only)

· RoHS Compliant – Lead, Mercury free

· High Speed Data Transfer (480Mbps)

· Up to 160GB of Storage

· Vibrant Green Kanguru LED

· Plug and Play

· Custom Carry Case

The capacity on this model is 80 GB. Note the item page description can seem abit confusing, as the title says it is external, but the description itself states the hard drive is internal. Rest assured the Eco Drive is an external hard drive and supports USB 2.0 plug and play functionality.

Price: $93 at eCost.com

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Mango Paper is so sweet!

David Allen — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:00:25 +0000

If you have ever received a letter that has been written on one of those sheets of paper that has been made out of a rare or strange material, then you would know how special it makes you feel.

Even if you have experienced this material, imagine a really old piece of paper that was hand made you should be almost there. That is what makes this Mango Paper from Eco Paper so special, every time that use this stationary the person who receives this paper, will be made to feel great.

Features:

Laser printer compatible

Ink jet compatible

Copier compatible

500 8.5 x 11″ sheets per ream

Environmentally friendly

Acid-free

No Chemicals or Additives

Sizes 8-1/2 x 11

500 sheets per ream

Priced at $32.95

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Mango Paper is so sweet!

Eco-Friendly the Wire Mouse Pad

Brian Yalung — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:31:11 +0000

One thing we all look for today would be the television endorsed merchandise to add to our collection. The Wire, a TV series that is a definite hit for TV series followers has among its product merchandise line eco-friendly mouse pads to give to its fans and followers which are made from recycled rubber. A great mouse pad to use for The Wire fans that are often in front of their computer.

Features

* By HBO® and Paravista
* Made from recycled rubber
* Hard top
* Measures W 7.5 in; H 6.75 in

Price: $9.99

Via HBO Shop

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Eco-Friendly the Wire Mouse Pad

Call Centers Going Eco-friendly in the Philippines

Brian Yalung — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:48:16 +0000

Call centers would usually originate from India or in the Philippines. Of the two, admittedly the Philippines is the slower developing nation when it comes to green awareness. But if this country is to start this eco-friendly practice, it all starts with one step and that is perhaps the concept that Convergys Corp. had in made when it declared that its expansion centers included one call center location that will be eco-friendly.

“Nuvali itself is being groomed into an eco-friendly community by the Ayalas,” said Jomari Mercado, business development director for Convergys Philippines. “Our facility will use solar panels, and the developers also plan to harness solar power to provide electricity for public premises including streetlamps.”

A man-made lake is also being constructed to take advantage of rainfall as a water resource.

(Source) Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Call Centers Going Eco-friendly in the Philippines

Google’s green mouse

David Allen — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:01 +0000

It is sometimes hard to think of a mouse being green, how could be? Well this one has been made for Google and so will no doubt have some credentials that will be second to none and in any case who are we to argue with Google in the first place.

The recycled mini wireless mouse is in fact made from recycled plastic, as is the packaging that it comes with.

But the in general the mouse is a typical wireless mouse with the dongle hidden inside the red or blue mouse body. It also has included in the $19.20 price tag are the two AAA batteries.

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Google’s green mouse

Go Green When you Work

Brian Yalung — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:29:49 +0000

The working environment that most of us find ourselves in can make a big difference when we apply the green practices that most people are doing these days. The office is one place where spend most of our time during weekdays and while there, taking into consideration these tips can be a good recourse to help contribute towards the green standards set forth by eco-friendly ideas we are all encouraged to follow today.

Optimize Energy Use

Embrace Digital Documents

Be Smart about Paper Usage

Thing Twice about your Commute

Fashion can be Green Too

Eco-friendly eating

These tips are explained more in detail here.

(Source) The Harbus

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Go Green When you Work

Would You Go Naked For Your Green Business?

Missy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:55:37 +0000

It was a year ago today, that Starbucks went naked, and created MyStarBucksIdea, a site where customers could go and tell SB how to improve. Uncensored and completely open to all suggestions, this site rocks. Are you willing to get naked, too?

Starbucks Did It, And You Can Too

The site has already propelled two major ideas to come to life, FREE Wi-Fi and FREE Coffee for Frequent Buyers, which are both set to take place in Spring 2008. I personally feel this idea is brilliant, and am really surprised more companies aren’t doing it. The feedback provided would be invaluable to you and the future growth of your enterprise.

How StarBucks Does It

The site created by Starbucks allows for registered users to voice their opinion, while others get to vote on said ideas. So the most popular ideas are the ones SB concentrates on. According to Lorna Li, who writes on green marketing, not surprisingly so, many of the ideas and issues that customers are adding to the SB site are green related.

How could your green business do something like this? What do you think your customers have to tell you?

Are you willing to get naked (as in, be completely vulnerable) and offer up an open forum where your customers could speak freely to you and voice ideas. Like Starbucks.

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4 Random Ideas To Green Your Business

Missy — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:12:13 +0000

Whether you run a restaurant or a dry cleaner, there are things you can do to lower your carbon footprint. It all starts by taking an assessment of your enterprise and looking around at your various departments. You can do a complete overhaul, or you can start small and build from there.

Educate yourself on green issues and research possible solutions and providers. When you go green it imparts a message of sustainability that will grab the interest of todays savvy consumers. It isn’t enough anymore to recycle and call yourself eco friendly. It will take more than that, but keep in mind it should not turn into a competition of who is greener. The mission of becoming more socially aware and responsible should more or less align with your overall company goals and mission.

Let’s take a look below at 4 Random Ideas To Green Your Business.

The 3 R’s (Recycle Reduce Reuse) – What are you recycling? Are there more things that can be recycled at your company? PC equipment is a big e-waste issue today as most landfills are brimming with discarded computer units, monitors, printers, scanners, etc. It may be costly to find a proper solution and provider, but you will reap rewards when you let your current and prospective customers know, that you are different and you care enough about our planet to discard properly and safeguard our future.

Resource: Earth 911

Save Money and Conserve, Too – Again all it takes is for you to take a good look around and see where, what, and how you can conserve more. Take a look at something as simple as the ink in your office printers. The ink can be refilled at Cartridge World, versus buying brand new each time. This method is two-fold in that it conserves and will save you money, too. The ink for my small home office printer brand new costs about $25, but to refill at Cartridge World, it sets me back all of $13.

Use Energy Efficient Products – More and more major manufacturers are creating energy efficient products. Look for the EPA’s label titled “Energy Star” which certifies the item as meeting standards for energy efficiency.

Enlist a Consultant – If your wanting to go big, and perform a complete overhaul of your operations, your best bet is to seek the services of a consultant. Find an architect or interior designer that specialize in green design and/ or green renovation. If you’re wanting to green the outdoors part of your company, seek the services of a professional eco friendly landscaper.

Stay tuned for my next article, as i will cover More Random Ideas to Green Your Business including: Green Your Site or Blog, Educate Your Employees on Green Issues, and Have a Green Giveaway or Contest.

As i stated earlier, there are many strategies to green your business, these 7 are but a few random ideas to get you going, and to ignite additional ideas.

Please share below your thoughts and ideas on how you have managed to green your business, and the results.

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4 Random Ideas To Green Your Business

Solar powered work station

David Allen — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:00:03 +0000

Getting computers to run on solar power is very difficult, this is because the actual solar panels are big, bulky and heavy, or that was how it used to be.

Now solar panels are slimmer, lighter and more powerful, which means that they can be used for all sorts of things other than powering calculators. This set up has done just that, by utilising a solar panel to power up a multi computer set up. One day all offices will be like this!

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Solar powered work station

Kinetic mobile phone

David Allen — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:00:22 +0000

This is a great concept that will allow you charge up this phone without having to plug it in at all, it works on a kinetic type principal, so basically as long as you keep on the move the phone will be getting a charge.

However there are some draw backs with this phone, it is made from glass and aluminium, in the centre is a generating and charging unit, it is this that charges the phones up.

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Kinetic mobile phone

Electric producing revolving doors

David Allen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:58 +0000

What a great idea this is, you look at a normal revolving door and by adding some fairly simple turbine type workings, and all of sudden you have a human powered electric producing machine.

After the initial cost then every time somebody enters the building they are producing free electricity for the building, which will cut the operating costs of the running of such a large place.

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Electric producing revolving doors

Jet engine cover desk

David Allen — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:00:55 +0000

This is just the thing for all high powered executives to sit behind when they are ruling over their empire. This shiny silver coloured part circle would look very impressive.

This part comes from the Boeing 747 and it’s the cover that you would see right at the front of the engine, which this has been made from, which accounts for the size of the thing.

No word on prices etc.

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Jet engine cover desk

Solar powered laptop charger

David Allen — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:00:06 +0000

At last the power of the sun can charge up the laptop!

This is a very handy piece of kit, which will be in great demand from a variety of people who use their laptops while being out and about. It can be used inside or out, so even the limited amount of light in a room will power this up, which is ideal for remote areas.

It is quite expensive though at $800

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