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Take a moment to look around your workplace. What kinds of unnecessary waste do you see? Chances are, you can find at least one co-worker with a paper take-out cup or bottled water, or an empty office with the lights on inside. Look a little closer and you’ll probably see wasted paper – copies printed on only one side, or recyclable items in with the trash.

There’s a lot of talk these days about steps companies can take to “go green”, but many are difficult to take. New technologies, alternative materials, carbon offset and reduction policies, etc. are ambitious initiatives that are beyond the control of the average employee. But the easiest ways to start greening your company don’t have to start with top management – they can start with anyone!

If you keep your eyes peeled for the rest of the day, you can probably find numerous opportunities for your company to reduce its environmental footprint. And if you ask around, there are probably others in your company who feel the same way and would like to help.

Sounds like it’s time to form a Green Team!
A Green Team is a group of employees who have volunteered to pioneer improvements in the company’s environmental practices. A team can tackle one issue that they feel is important, or many issues – ranging from recycling and waste reduction to “buy recycled” purchasing policies or reducing energy use. Green Teams often (but not always) focus on steps that each individual employee can take in the course of an average workday.

We’ve written a handy step-by-step guide to starting a green team in your organization.
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Tags: Eco Friendly Products, environmental, green, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, team

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