Work force


Choosing the career you will have for the rest of your life is an important decission. This should be a process that will lead you to make a difference in this world and allow you to leave your imprint. Finding the position and company that will fulfill your needs as a environmentaly aware employee may be difficult. Many large companys and institutions need to start taking a responsible role in their recycling and waste reduction programs. Here is where you can begin your quest with many companies.

This week's article is focused around the environmental choices within the work place. I also plan to cover many organizations and links to sites that provide you with information on getting involved within your company. Surprisingly many corporations are very accommodating when it comes to environmental suggestions on recycling reducing waste and reusing. If one person starts out a program to help the environment many usually, follow their lead so long as the change over does not involve too much effort or cost.

http://j-src.com This site claims that more than half the recovered paper they collect is used by JSC to manufacture and/or convert into a wide range of products, including box board, folding cartons, liner board, medium, corrugated containers, newsprint, cylinder board, tubes, cores, and partitions. The remainder is sold to customers in this country and abroad, where we rank as the largest U.S. exporter of recovered paper.

http://busch-systems.com/index.html here you can purchase containers for recycling done in your office.

http://grn.com You are offered Use for evaluating solid waste management options (for garbage and recyclable) for individual businesses. The Business Recycling Cost Model is designed to be:

http://www.n6recycling.com a joint venture between AlliedSignal and DSM is currently in the process of building an $80 million plant in Augusta GA to recycle carpet. This plant will be operational in the second half of 1999.

Futuristic Tile LLC has developed this breakthrough technology in cooperation with its research and development company, (CGE: Czech Republic). The tiling materials produced are appropriate for residential, commercial and industrial application. Contact James Walters at Futuristic Tile PO Box 904, Allenton, Wisconsin 53002 USA Voice 1-800-558-7800 Fax 1-414-629-5233 E-mail: jamesw@nconnect.net

http://www.foe.org/ptp/guide/foia/intro.... By filing a FOIA request -- a simple letter requesting certain information and referencing the Freedom of Information Act -- you can access data on environmental hazards at a particular facility, check on the progress of cleanup at a toxic waste site, review health data associated with a pesticide or chemical, or garner information about the rationale for a decision that a federal agency has made.

The copyright of the article Work force in Consuming Less is owned by Michele Shelton. Permission to republish Work force in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.

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