Happy Earth Day from all of us at B3!
Protecting our most valuable resource—the planet—has always been important to me. Ten years ago, before it was “popular,” I was using my backpack to carry groceries from the store, and most people thought I was nuts. I’m excited to see that nowadays, its not uncommon for people to use their own bags at a store. Yes!
I bring my green mentality to B3, and from the onset, the company has been very focused on green practices.
As part of our commitment to the environment, these are some of the things we do:
Turn lights off when we’re not in a room
Turn off jewelry scales when we’re not using them
Turn off and unplug computers/printers/fax when we’re finished for the day
Use actual dishware instead of disposable cups/plates/etc—including when we have meetings, holiday parties and other large gatherings of people.
Use biodegradable sheet protectors for instructions
Use actual hand towels instead of paper towels in kitchen and bathrooms.
Use compact fluorescent lightbulbs at workstations.
Recyle ink cartridges
Properly dispose of old electronics
Recycle paper, plastic and metal
Reuse packing paper sent to us by vendors
Reuse little plastic baggies
Use environmentally friendly bathroom cleaners
Purchase tissue from recycled paper content.
Instead of purchasing highly processed foods, buy fresh fruits, veggies and nuts for office snacks (purchasing from local farmer’s markets when in season).
Use both sides of paper for printing drafts and inner-office documents
Wear socks or house shoes in the warehouse to minimize cleaning
Reuse plastic trash liners at workstation garbage cans as long as possible
Make sure all computer monitors are set to go blank after 10 minutes of screensaver activity, instead of letting the screensaver run for hours
Buy cleaning products in bulk and fill into smaller containers.
Keep most of the employee manual in Wiki form to save on excessive paper printing.
Use whiteboards and email for written communication, rather than writing notes
Use printing paper with a high recycled content
These are things we don’t yet do, but are planning on implementing:
Create a compost
Recyle aluminum scraps (we’ve been gathering the scraps; we just don’t have enough yet to take to a facility!)
Start a customer recycling baggie program
Purchase carbon credits
Use refillable dry-erase markers
Purchase “carbon offset credits” for employee mileage going to and from PO, etc.
What about you? Does your company do something green that B3 might be able to implement? Has this list inspired you to be greener at home or at work? Do you have any ideas on a customer recycling baggie program? Let us know. Together we can work toward ensuring that our children’s children’s children’s children’s children’s children’s children’s children’s children’s children will be born into a sustainable and healthy environment. 
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