Recycling
Promoting green infrastructure
FMs can recycle fluorescent bulbs through the mail
LOMBARD, Ill. – Veolia Environmental Services now produces RECYCLEPAK containers for shipping compact fluorescent lamps via the United States Parcel Service (USPS).
The program is pre-paid and includes the recycling container, protective poly liner, and instructions for return shipping and recycling. FMs can give these packages to any USPS mail carrier or bring it to any USPS postal center. For more information, see www.veoliaes.com
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Save the forest one sheet at a time
NORWALK, Conn. – Memos, reports, invoices, forms, presentations and instructions are the trademark of a busy office - and signal the vital role paper plays in it every day. Yet Xerox Corporation studies show that office workers throw away 45% of documents within 24 hours of printing them.
How can you stay productive while using resources wisely?
Paper is a renewable resource. If you think before you print and choose the paper that's right for the job, you can reduce the environmental footprint of your office. Here are some other tips:
- Use both sides of the paper. It's called "duplex printing" and it is the single best way to reduce paper use. So choose copiers, digital printers and multifunction devices that can print on both sides of the paper. Add duplex as the "default" mode.
- Go digital. Save on postage by sending electronic files and let recipients decide whether to print them. Replace paper files with electronic ones using the scan-to-file option on multifunction devices.
- Be selective: Print what you need when you need it. For example, print only the portion of the report you need, not every page. Preview your print to avoid printing pages with boilerplate. Print on demand. Don't stockpile forms, letterhead, or instructions that will go out of date.
- Reach for the right paper.. Print on papers certified through global organizations, such as the Forest Stewardship Council or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, both of which have strict international standards for sustainable forestry. Or use paper with recycled content.
- Recycle. Collect used paper so the fiber can be used again. Recycling the fiber saves trees, reduces energy and water use, requires fewer chemicals, and keeps paper out of landfills.
For more information, see www.xerox.com
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Cell phone recycling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation's leading cell phone makers, service providers, and retailers have teamed up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to answer America's call for easy cell phone recycling. As part of EPA's Plug-In to eCycling program, partners supporting the cell phone recycling campaign include AT&T Wireless, Best Buy, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Office Depot, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Staples, and T-Mobile.
An estimated 100 to 130 million cell phones are no longer being used, many languishing in storage. If Americans recycled 100 million phones, we could save enough upstream energy to power more than 194,000 U.S. households for a year. If consumers reuse those 100 million cell phones, we would save enough energy to power more than 370,000 U.S. homes each year. For more information, see www.epa.gov/cellphone
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Bins to go
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Recycling Coalition and The Coca-Cola Company are giving out recycling bins to the 75 winners of the Spring 2008 Recycling Bin Grant program. Recipients represent a cross section of community groups, local governments, colleges, and non profit organizations across the country.
Grants were awarded 23 colleges and universities, 21 municipalities and other local government entities, 5 K-12 schools, 10 non profit organizations as well as community groups and Native American tribes. The Bin Grant is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. For more information, see www.nrc-recycle.org
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