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Responsible Parties: Nine Essential Elements of a Successful Green Event

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business, Sustainable Business Strategy

A successful company event can be great PR — a great way to build relationships with your clients and guests; an unsuccessful one can be, well, the opposite.

The difference between the two comes down to the details – get them right and your guests will not only remember your party […]

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Save Resources (and Potentially Boost Revenue!) with Eco-Friendly To-Go Boxes

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business

We all need a to-go box from time to time, whether it’s your meal on the run or your delectable leftovers that you just couldn’t let go to waste. The disposable nature of to-go boxes make them less-than-eco, but there are sustainable solutions to the take-out container problem.

Start by reducing your […]

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Environmentally and Financially Sustainable Napkins for the Food Service Industry

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business

You know the scenario: You’re in a hurry with your take-out and, as you flee the scene, you grab a thick stack of paper napkins — realizing later you have far more than you may ever need.

We’ve all done it; somehow, paper napkins are easily frittered away. Other than a slight […]

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Disposable Utensils: How To Be More Eco-Friendly with Your Take-Out Materials

By On March 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Green Your Business

“Americans toss out enough paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons every year to circle the equator 300 times.” – CleanAir.org

Makes that age-old question, “Would you like that for here or to go?” a little more important, right?

It’s an age-old question in the food service industry and restaurant owners might […]

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The Perks of Going Paperless: How To Save Money, Space, Time and Trees

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business

Worldwide use of office paper has leveled off in the last decade; young people are used to reading documents on a screen and less inclined to print them out. Here’s how you can take advantage of this trend and move towards a paperless office, increasing productivity and saving money, space, time, carbon emissions, trees.

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Can Your Kitchen Grease Become Biofuel and Earn Extra Money for Your Restaurant?

By On March 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Green Your Business, Sustainability Information, Sustainable Business Strategy

Fats, oils, and grease (sometimes referred to as FOG) can be a hassle for restaurant owners and others who run commercial kitchens.

Municipalities are increasingly regulating the disposal of used grease and mandating industrial grease traps due to the costs associated with unclogging sewer lines. In 2007, for instance, San Francisco implemented […]

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Inkjet Continuous Ink Supply Systems

By On March 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business

An aftermarket Continuous Ink Supply System for your inkjet printer can save you hundreds on your color printing costs and keep dozens of plastic ink cartridges out of the landfill.

Keep in mind that printer manufacturers have varying levels of corporate social responsibility (see our review of Epson’s corporate social responsibility here). Today […]

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Paperless Billing

By On March 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business, Sustainable Business Strategy

Going green is not just a trend, it is a smart decision that both consumers and businesses benefit from. Ironically, many of the
environmentally beneficial solutions are also economically beneficial.
E-billing is a prime example of a business solution that works to save
money and the environment.

It can cost hundreds of […]

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