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100 awsome green small business tips pdf download Conserve Recycle Go Paperless and Adopt Green Practices

As usual, the Small Business Trends readers came through. We were able to collect 100 awesome green small business tips.  We listed all 100 tips below which have been divided into 4 categories; Conserve, Recycle, Go Paperless and Adopt Green Practices. Please click through all of the pages (above or below the post) to see all 100 of the green small business tips.

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Without further delay, here are 100 green small business tips for your small business with the contributor’s name, website and Twitter handle included.

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Conserve

• Use a Power Strip - Joel Libava, The Franchise King, @FranchiseKing

“Turn off your PC’s power strip every night. Saves over $150 a year!”

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• Take Advantage of Natural Lighting - Susan Oakes, M4B Marketing, @m4bmarketing

“Position your desk to capture all the sunlight when possible.”

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• Limit Your Printing - Kathy Breitenbucher, The Pedestal Group, @k_breitenbucher

“For three days, disconnect your printer from the network and connect it to one computer in the office. If every time you have to print you have to save the doc to a thumb drive and go somewhere else, you really only print those things that are must-haves. You’ll be amazed at how much less you need to print!”

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• Try an eFax Service - Matt Cowall, Appia Communications

“If you still need to fax documents, retire the old paper machine in favor of a scanner or eFax service. No more separate paper, toner, power and maintenance, and you only print the ones you really need to (if any).”

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• Turn Off Your Wireless Mouse - Amanda Stillwagon, My Finds Online, @myfindsonline

“I turn my wireless mouse off every evening. It seems to really extend the life of my batteries which means fewer batteries in the landfills.”

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• Say No to Shopping Bags - Todd Allison, www.toddallison.com, @todd_allison

“A local retail business I worked with started a program called “change for bags”. They asked everyone if they wanted to refuse a bag – notice they didn’t say “do you want a bag”. Every time someone refused a bag they dropped a nickel into a jar on the counter. When the jar filled they donated the money to an environmental cause. Double Green!”

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• Power Down Your Electronics - Angela, HP, www.hp.com, @AngelaAtHP

“Did you know that Energy Star recommends that you power down all electronics — computer, monitor, printer, and other peripherals — when not in use? This includes unplugging power strips at the end of the day, because they consumer energy even when the equipment is shut off. But be sure to power down all equipment connected to the power strip first.

You can find more tips at hp.com/PowerToChange”

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• Collect Data on Your Usage Amounts - Barry Benjamin, Going Green

“Everyone is different so the best way to go ‘green’ is to first get an accurate reading of what you are using and how much. This can be of anything like energy, water or paper for example. This is called getting a base line. If you don’t get a base line first you will never REALLY know if you are doing better or not with all of the different ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. All of the ideas are great and they will work but for maximum benefit you need to know where you are starting from. This also means that you can choose goal and have a celebration when you achieve it. This goal setting is very important in keeping your focus on what YOU want to do and not some consultant like me.”

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• Encourage Telecommuting - Nichole Wesson

“Allow telecommuting at least one day a week, if it’s feasible for your company. By doing this, you reduce the energy produced in the office. Employees can reduce their carbon footprint (gas or public transportation) once a week as well.”

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• Adjust Your Thermostat - Jane A.

“Adjust your thermostat! Set it at 74 to save on air conditioning. Nobody is going to cook at a few degrees warmer temps. In the winter, set it at 70.”

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• Conserve Energy - Jeff Yablon, Answer Guy Central

“Turn out the lights you don’t need on!”

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• Schedule Day Time Events - Lynn, Celebrate Green

“Stage events during the time of day when the least amount of electricity is used for both lighting and heat or air conditioning.”

100 awsome green small business tips pdf download Conserve Recycle Go Paperless and Adopt Green Practices