Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.
Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)
Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)
Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.
Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.
Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.
You would think online selling would be pretty green from its inception. But companies selling online both to businesses and consumers are increasingly buying and selling green products. Many companies are cooperatively designing products with suppliers.
Their major objectives are to reduce waste and energy consumption costs, although some companies are also trying to polish their corporate images and provide better customer satisfaction.
In some companies, the effort is informal, and consists of putting recycle bins in the break room or copy room. On the other end of the spectrum are companies with formal written policies.
The study on which this post is based can be downloaded from Online Market World.
If you’re looking to green your workplace, get help from Earth911.com’s Business site.
