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Material Inputs
Waste
Water Use
Packaging
Building Materials
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

 

EMAP Green Portal >> Materials

 
   
 

What's Involved?
Carefully choose how you use, reuse, and dispose of materials. Things to look at include: raw materials, waste generated, water use, and use of packaging. Consider incorporating green building techniques into renovations and new construction.

 

How Can I Go Green?
Assess your material use—what does your company consume and throw away?
Consider implementing more efficient processes
Find useful outlets for manufacturing excesses and other discarded materials
Implement a recycling program at your facility


  What Goals Should I Set?
Reduce your water use, waste disposal costs, raw material costs, and regulatory burden. Set the ultimate goal of becoming a zero waste facility.

 

How Can I Get Started?
Visit the links at the left for more information and resources.
Contact EMAP for a free waste audit of your facility.
Use the free SBDC waste exchanges to find or get rid of surplus materials: Pennsylvania Material Trader & Pennsylvania Manure Trader

 

 

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