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Teaching Sustainability via Rewards: An Interview with Ian Yolles, CSO, Recyclebank
Posted on 07. Nov, 2011 by John Havens.
Recyclebank’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Ian Yolles had a chance to sit down with Yoxi, one of Opportunity Green’s sponsors a few weeks back to talk about gamification as a model for positive change. Ian will be speaking at the conference on Thursday for our panel, Interconnected: Accelerating Green Product Innovation and New Business Models.
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No Fracking Way! A Fundraiser for “As You Sow”
Posted on 17. Oct, 2011 by Sara Glaser.
Join As You Sow in Venice Beach on Tuesday, October 25th and see a wave of environmental advocacy emerge during a lively discussion on engaging business through shareholder action. Learn how Andy Behar, President of As You Sow, is pressing for change from within the boardrooms of major frackers including Exxon, Chevron, and Ultra Petroleum.
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Neenah Paper Presents: Three Tips and Fun Facts About Recycled Paper
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Neenah Paper.
Guest post by Meredith Grant of Neenah Paper
Did you know that manufacturing products from recycled materials requires substantially less energy and fewer natural resources than manufacturing from virgin materials? You may think that a lot of paper gets recycled but Americans still throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12-foot-highy wall of paper from New York to Seattle!
You are in a position to make a difference. Start by conserving. The average American uses more than 748 pounds of paper each year! Here are some ways you can save paper:
1. Properly recycle white office paper. White office papers are the cream of the crop when it comes to recycling. Don’t let those fine fibers go to waste! Become familiar with your local recycling guidelines as they vary from city to city. Contact your public works department or go to Earth911.com and search “white office paper” to find the recycling center nearest you.
2. Push print only when you need to. GREENPRINT software for your laser printer prevents wasted web pages from printing. Visit http://www.printgreen.com
3. Always duplex-print both sides of the sheet. When copying book pages reduce the image to print a spread on a single page — duplex, and be 300% more efficient!
Want to make an impression with friends and colleagues? Start with these tidbits of trivia:
1. In response to the first Earth Day in April of 1970, the Container Corporation of America sponsored a contest to raise awareness of environmental issues. The winning entry was the three-chasing-arrows recycling symbol, also known as the Mobius loop, designed by Gary Anderson, a 23-year-old college student at the University of Southern California. Today, this icon is one of the most recognized logos on the planet!
2. Recycling one ton of paper saves over 8,000 lbs of wood, the equivalent of about 26 trees which supply enough oxygen for 13 people annually!
3. Just one person recycling their newspaper, magazines, plastic, glass and metal for one year is enough to save 471 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere.
Reduce, reuse and recycle. Spread the word!
Photo courtesy of: wowcarn via Flickr ; Neenah Paper
