How to Grow a Greener Business

WAYS TO GROW A GREENER BUSINESS DECREASE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DISPOSABLE CUPS REUSABLE VS. DISPOSABLE COMPARING 1 KEEP CUP TO 300+ DISPOSABLE CUPS USED OVER A YEAR 8.7% 86 900+ 91.3% GRAMS OF PLASTIC GRAMS OF PLASTIC USE FLUORESCENT INSTEAD OF INCANDESCEANT FLUORESCENT LIGHTS USE 1/3 THE ENERGY - LAST 10X LONGER - EMIT BETTER COLOUR RENDERING - ULTILIZE LESS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS UNPLUG UNUSED ELECTRONIC DEVICES STANBY POWER CAN RANGE BETWEEN 1-6 WATTS PER DEVICE OLDER MODELS CAN RANGE FROM 10 - 15 WATTS A YEAR IS WASTED FOR EACH 9KWH WATT OF POWER CONSUMED BY A DEVICE LEFT ON STANDBY CUT BACK ON BIN BAGS 1 TRILLION PLASTIC BAGS ARE USED WORLD WIDE PACKAGING NOW ACCOUNTS FOR 1/3 OF ALL HOUSEHOLD WASTE. THAT'S OVER A MILLION PLASTIC BAGS A MINUTE PRODUCED BY: Arte REFERENCES KEEPCUP.COM/SUSTAINABILITY/KEEPCUP GSA. GOV/PORTAL/CONTENT/100707 HTTP:/EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/STANDBY_POWER TLC. HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM/HOME/PLASTIC-BAG-FACTS.HTM IDEAS CLEANAIR.ORG/WASTE/WASTEFACTS.HTML