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Sustainability Guide for Plumbers: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

The effects of said practices are costly: Poor materials can pollute their surrounding environment. Poor materials can prove to be dangerous to the health of those within the home. Poor materials are inefficient, wasting both water and energy. Certain materials are difficult to dispose of and cannot be reused.

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Sustainability Guide for Video Production: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

What they found was that on average, across large and small productions, fuel use was the number one source of emissions, followed by utilities, air travel and housing. Lower Fossil Fuel Use . If budget allows, transition to electric vehicles and research clean fuel options for heavy duty vehicles like biofuels.

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5 Green Technologies Small Businesses Are Using Increasingly More

GreenTech Gazette

The environmental advantages will be obvious, but there are more than a few benefits than you’d be aware of, including: Lowering your energy bills, as many green technologies – such as LED lighting – use less power when in use. Hybrid/Electric Vehicles. If you use a lot of plastic, that’s especially true.

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Carbon Accounting: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

From switching to renewable energy suppliers to retrofitting workspaces and conducting energy audits, the tips we give are to be used as guidance, along with your carbon footprint report, to help you develop a carbon-neutral strategy. . 1: Switch to a renewable energy supplier . 3: Increase efficiency of office lighting.

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Carbon Accounting: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

From switching to renewable energy suppliers to retrofitting workspaces and conducting energy audits, the tips we give are to be used as guidance, along with your carbon footprint report, to help you develop a carbon-neutral strategy. . 1: Switch to a renewable energy supplier . 3: Increase efficiency of office lighting.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Choosing reclaimed wood reduces the fossil fuel use and pollution that comes from clearing and processing trees into lumber. RECYCLED STEEL. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. RECYCLED PLASTIC. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION.

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Greenwashing terms to avoid at any cost

Business Green

Made with renewable energy. A company that uses fossil fuel-based energy shouldn't make this claim unless it buys renewable energy credits (RECs), the FTC says. If your factory runs on 40 per cent wind power, say so specifically, the agency advises. Made with renewable materials. Recycled content.