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This is the time of year for open houses and holiday parties, and with those events come the obligatory hostess gifts. This year, think outside the box of chocolates and get creative with tokens of appreciation that are appropriate and eco-friendly. Five Green Hostess Gifts: Wine: Wine is a customary selection as ...
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Decorating for the holidays doesn't have to make make a big environmental impact. These waste reducing and energy conserving tips from Green Irene will help you save the planet while also reducing your costs, so you'll have more money for those gifts and holiday parties! For holiday lighting, go with ...
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The December holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but they also can be very expensive and quite wasteful. In fact, between parties and gift giving and all the festivities, Americans spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year celebrating the holidays and generate 25 percent more ...
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The holiday season can have a big environmental impact: the average American's trash output goes up 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Take some of the waste (and the stress) out of your holiday shopping with these tips from Green Irene. Buying online will help to reduce your holiday shopping carbon ...
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Are you ready for Thanksgiving yet? As you prepare, consider bringing some eco-friendliness to holiday meals with these great tips from Green Irene. If you're cooking for the holidays, go local with your food shopping to reduce your carbon footprint. See how much of your meal you can find at your ...
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According to the EPA, the average office worker in the US uses 10,000 sheets of paper each year, which equates to about 2 pounds of paper and paperboard products every day from every worker.  That’s a total of 4 million tons of  paper used annually in America's offices, and ...
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Check out this great clip from the NBC show 30 Rock:
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With the central role played by technology in the modern workplace, greening your IT operations is a fundamental part of improving office efficiency and reducing environmental impact. Take this quick quiz excerpted from the Wall Street Journal to test your awareness of green IT issues: 1) Which of these roles for ...
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Disposing of lighting that contains mercury can be a burden for any business. Federal law now requires most businesses to recycle spent fluorescent lamps. Moreover, if mercury contamination shows up at a disposal facility where your lamps have been sent, there are no small quantity exemptions from liability for site ...
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An environmental policy statement is a document that establishes your company's commitment to green practices by setting the goals and principles that will guide employees and assist management in eco-friendly decision-making. Developing a statement is an important public relations tool, since it helps to spell out your company's environmental efforts for ...
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