BAG IT! Go Green To Save Green Reduce your environmental impact and costs with sustainable products and materials. By: David Rives David Rives is president of Revolution Bag, a manu-facturer of EPA compliant can liners that offer sustain-ability conscious schools, hospitals and cleaning services a method of cost neutral or cost saving liner conversions for their facili-ties. Revolution Bag is a subsidiary of Delta Plastics, a major producer and recy-cler of flexible plastics based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Image courtesy of KatarzynaBialasiewicz/iStockphoto/Thinkstock T Today’s universities and other large institutions are expected to be increasingly conscious of their environmental and sustainability practices and to set an example for students, faculty and their community. It’s a challenge, and success is often measured by the reduction in the institution’s carbon foot-print without raising costs. But is it possible to “go green” and “save green” at the same time? You can reduce your carbon footprint in many ways, both large and small. Auditing Common Products By conducting a can liner audit to determine that the right can liner is being used in each recep-tacle, many schools and businesses can save thousands of dollars and collectively remove tons of plastic from the municipal solid waste stream. This, in conjunction with the proper use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content bags, can re-duce the carbon footprint even further. Many organizations are now requesting third party certifications from their suppliers to validate their claims and ensure the claims are current. Switching to a PCR bag can reduce your carbon footprint, but matching that bag to the right size container also maximizes your effi-ciency. for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Sustainability . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select DIRECTORY from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Bags. Having the right size can liner for a specific size bin can cut down on unnecessary waste, reduc-ing a facility’s carbon imprint. 30 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • December 2013 Image courtesy of David Lentz/iStockphoto/Thinkstock
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