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Did You Know?
There is more to Going Green than Recycling!
Recycling is just one of the key pillars in Going Green,
but it's not the only one that matters.
When many people think Going Green, they automatically presume,
"That just means recycling."
The truth is, recycling is one of the most expensive parts in the Going Green effort, and we would actually be better off Reducing and Reusing products on a daily basis rather than tossing them away into a bin and continuing to think the mess is someone else's problem.
How many of us use disposable products every day? Think of your single trash bin and recycling bin in your office. Most of us fill them up every week.
What's inside of them?
Paper - Did we absolutely have to print that?
Plastic sandwich bag - What about the overflowing cabinet of reusable containers at home?
Fruit peels - Could that have been composted or naturally decomposed outside?
Grocery bags - Did you know you can simply reload your cart with no bags, bring the thousands of reusable bags from home we never seem to use, or stick a plastic crate in the car/grocery cart.
Plastic water bottles - Convenient? Yes, but don't we all have 100 cups at home we can barely fit into the cabinet?
It's like a diet.
If we plan, we can be better.
What can you plan to do?
See the plans made in May by two Chamber Member companies
highlighted
from our Green Challenge below.
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Highlights from May's Green Challenge:
Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
Submitted by Kathy Lambert - Human Resources
"This week, I brought in two stacks of plastic cups from Newks (I love Newks!) and put them in the office kitchen so we will no longer need to use disposable cups."
Orcannus Technologies, Inc
Submitted by Ron Sweatland - Founder & CEO
"1. No plastic utensils, besides, they are too small and get in the way of my large and ravenous appetite.
2. No disposable cups, besides, who throws away a perfectly good mason jar?
3. No disposable plastic straws. I am fully capable of finding the bottom of the cup. I don't need a straw to do that for me, and I take BIG gulps!
4. No paper usage. All business correspondence will be done electronically. Let's save some trees!
5. Carpooling to lunch. If you are buying lunch, I will pick you up!"
WE WANT TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU!
If you/your company is doing something great, with Going Green in mind, we want to hear about it! You may be featured in the August Green Tip!
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