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Dec
18

Host a waste-free holiday party

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​Organizing a holiday party for your office? Here are a few quick tips to keep it green: Decorate with items that can be reused.Set up tables with reusable tablecloths or place mats.Use cloth napkins, durable plates, and glassware or encourage your coworkers to bring their own.Have cloth dish towels on hand to clean up spills instead of paper ...

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Oct
08

Free Recycling Resources for Businesses

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Does your recycling program need a boost? Clark County Green Business is proud to offer FREE resources for local businesses to support workplace recycling. Check out our order form and request recycling boxes for under desks and common spaces, signs, posters, and decals that you can use to instruct employees ...

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Aug
06

What can businesses do with electronic waste?

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It's bound to happen. Your office computer finally gives out. Your point of sale terminal needs to be replaced. The TV you bought in 1995 is in a closet because it's beyond repair. Simply put, it's time to get rid of these electronics. But what should businesses do with electronic waste (e-waste)? Why recycle? E-waste contains dangerous materi...

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Jun
13

In Clark County, Compostable Food Packaging is a Waste

It sounds like an environmental triumph; the ability to turn single-use food packaging into a soil amendment, a new form of energy, or some other usable thing. Compostable packaging is taking the place of plates, cups, and to-go containers that would otherwise be made out of petroleum-based plastic or coated paper and thrown away after a singl...

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Jun
06

Join the Plastic Free EcoChallenge!

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Join us this July for a plastic-free life, and together we can turn our dream of a plastic-free world into reality. Alongside thousands of EcoChallengers around the world, you take on a 31-day EcoChallenge designed by you. Choose 'everyday' or 'one-time' actions from a collection of 65+ suggested actions, or get creative and create your own pl...

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