Summer 2008
EEA, Inc.
55 Hilton Avenue,
Garden City, New York 11530
(516) 746-4400, (212) 227-3200
(800) 459-5533
additional New York offices:
Stony Brook
(631) 751-4600
Altamont
(518) 861-8586
Asheville, NC
(828) 777-0610 |
e-mail addresses:
General:
mailto:eea@eeaconsultants.com
Individual:
First initial and last name
@eeaconsultants.com
EEA services include
Phase I ESAs, Haz-Mat
Testing and Remediation, Wetlands
Delineation
and Creation, Natural
Resources Inventories,
Marine Ecology Studies,
Air Quality and Noise
studies, and Environmental Management
System (ISO 14000) implementation.
Visit our web site
at
http://www.eeaconsultants.com/
For information or quotes,
contact:
Phase II/III Haz-Mat
Testing and Remediation
Nicholas Recchia, VP, CPG
Dredge Management Testing
Jeffrey Shelkey
EAS/EIS Studies
Janet Collura, CWS
Marine Ecology
Michelle Nannen
Terrestrial Ecology
Denise Harrington, AICP
Air Quality and Noise
Victor Fahrer, P.E.
Environmental Management
Systems (ISO 14000)
Robert Clifford
Director of Strategic Planning
James McAleer
Restoration
Ecologist
Erin Brosnan
Invasive Species Specialist
Bill Jacobs
EEA, Inc. –
Founded in 1979
Principals
Leland M. Hairr, Ph.D.
President
Allen Serper, M.S., P.E.
Vice President
Roy R. Stoecker, Ph.D.
Vice President
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Recycle
♦ Paper
♦ Used
equipment,
such as:
- computers
- printers
♦ Ink
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Reuse
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Ink Cartridges
♦ Used
equipment,
by donation
- computers
- printers
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Reduce
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Disposables
- cups, etc.
♦ Energy
use:
- lights
- computers
♦ Paper
use:
- use both sides
- computers
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Motivate
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Buy recycled
goods
♦ Buy Energy
Star equipment
♦ Make
recycling
easy:
- obvious bins
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The concept to conserve, recycle, reuse and make efforts to become
energy efficient is not new to us. However, lately it has been a
hotter topic. Yes, the soaring price of gas and oil is probably
responsible for this renewed interest. We are paying more attention
to conserving gasoline. Tips like find alternative fuels, minimize
our driving trips, use public transportation, walk, and work at home
are just a few.
Conserving
has been with a capital “C” generally and this is all good. So
let’s all jump on the Go Green wagon. There is a wealth of
information out there for green solutions in the home and we provide
some useful links at the end of this article for the business and
home. In this edition of Insights, EEA has provided a list of tips
for the business office. Just by sending this newsletter via the
internet is one tip. Less paper, less ink, less electricity.
Although it may be overwhelming, and some claim to be tired of
making these go green efforts, just by following one of these can
help your business save money and make you feel good too.
Although we discourage you to print out this article, you may want
to print the Tips Page to hang on your Office Bulletin Board for all
to view. Need incentive? Microsoft is paying their employees for
energy efficiency improvements. Maybe this is a new trend!
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Go
Green TIPS
For Your Business |
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Recycle
that office paper.
Find a paper recycling vendor in your area if
paper recycling is not available by your refuse collector. |
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Reuse
that office paper. For draft copies, keep a pile of one-sided
prints next to your laser printer. We keep a continuous
stack in our laserjet. Print double-sided when possible for
those drafts. |
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Reduce
the amount of paper or other office supplies that are used. Think while you are doing a task how you
could use less resources or supplies in the office. |
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Buy recycled paper for all your office uses. |
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Go paperless as much as possible. Scanning and saving those
files as PDF’s not only conserves, but saves office space.
Save files on media such as CD’s. Retrieving these later
is a click away instead of rummaging through boxes in the
storage room. |
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Refill
computer ink cartridges rather than add them to the landfill. |
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Donate unwanted equipment like computers and printers to a
school or not-for-profit group. Tax credits usually apply. |
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Computers, monitors and accessories can all be recycled. Find
out how equipment is recycled in your area. We drop our
equipment off at a local recycling center routinely. |
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Place bins or containers in locations near trash cans where
employees normally would throw away recyclables. Be sure to
label the bins so that the materials are put in separate
receptacles. |
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Place a sign near the receptacle reminding employees to
recycle. Follow up with an email to employees. |
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Turn off the lights when you're leaving any room for 15
minutes or more and utilize natural light when you can. Make
it a policy to buy Energy Star-rated
light bulbs and fixtures,
which use at least two-thirds less energy than regular
lighting and install timers or motion sensors that
automatically shut off lights when they're not needed. |
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Maximize computer efficiency.
Computers in the business sector unnecessarily waste $1
billion worth of electricity a year. Make it a habit to turn
off your computer (and the power strip it's plugged into) when
you leave for the day. (Check with your IT department to make
sure the computer doesn't need to be on to run backups or
other maintenance.) |
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During the day, setting your computer to go to sleep
automatically during short breaks can cut energy use by 70
percent. Remember, screen savers don't save energy. |
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Make it a policy to invest in energy-saving
computers,
monitors,
and
printers
and make sure that old equipment is properly recycled. Look
for a
recycler
that has pledged not to export hazardous e-waste and to follow
other safety guidelines. |
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Bring your own mug to work. Invest in an inexpensive set of
dishware for the office to avoid those costly paper goods. |
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Present full-time home business owners & telecommuters
save approximately 4,439 million gallons of gas per year. If
employees work at home one day a week, carbon emissions are
reduced and your wallet is happier. |
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