This document discusses ways that a school or organization can implement more sustainable practices. It provides examples of sustainable actions that can be taken in different areas like the kitchen, administration, residential areas, medical, maintenance, and concludes by emphasizing that small changes can lead to large financial savings and positive impacts. Sustainable practices are recommended for purchasing recycled products, composting waste, recycling items, encouraging reuse, and educating students and staff on sustainability.

1. By May Faulk
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2. Why Should We Be Sustainable?
 Positive image to the public increases
competitive edge
 Economic benefits/ save on energy & water cost
and may include tax rebates
 Role model to residents/ families/ community
 Integrating lean, energy efficiency and green
house gas management practices reduces
carbon footprint while decreasing waste and
costs.
 Team work involves all divisions increase moralehttp://www.epa.gov/lean/environm
ent/toolkits/energy/resources/lean-
energy-climate-toolkit.pdf

3. Why Take the Challenge?
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4. How to Begin the Process?
 Gather Data
Student census of each department
 Costs/benefit analysis of data to determine
feasibility and set goals
Committee and administration decide on which
sustainable practices to initiate then begin
 Small changes lead to large impacts
Each department will enact some form of
sustainable practices
 Six month review of each division then
recognize achievements
Determine where improvements have been
met then revise program as needed for
improvements/ give awards

5. Kitchen
Waste
• Compost
• Recycle
• Upscale benefit send chip bags away for
money
• Cardboard
Decrease plastic and Styrofoam items
• Use different set of cups and cutlery for
snacks times then work with residential staff
to put these in washer at night.
• Cost effective measures such as purchasing
recycled napkins/plates/cups and coffee
filters.
• Benefit a decrease in waste disposal costs
Other measures that are sustainable

6. Administration, Clinical and
Business
Buy recycled or sustainable items
• Pens, pencils, staplers, tape, rulers, pads,
envelopes, whiteout, notebooks, scissors,
office folders, and copier paper benefit more
sustainable business practices shown to
public and employees thus lead by example.
Cost effective measures that are
sustainable
• Recycle ink in cartridges also recycle paper
and plastic bottles in copier room.
• Benefit cost less for ink
Other sustainable measures

8. Residential
Purchase recycled products or sustainable
products
• Cleaning supplies, detergent, notepads, binders,
pens, pencils, and tape.
Recycle items
• Clothes, residents used papers and books
• Give each resident their own personal water
bottle for their room benefit less waste
• Use battery rechargers for batteries in flashlights
and TV/VCR remotes benefit less cost to replace
batteries
Teach residents to be more sustainable in product
usage
Paper, detergent, plastic cups/water bottles and
markers/ pens. Benefit teach residents sustainable
practices and healthy alternatives

9. Medical
Purchase recycled products
• Copier paper, pens and envelopes
Benefit show residents sustainable
practices
Recycle products or reuse items that
are not bio hazardous
• Paper (if possible)and plastic bags etc
Other measures that are sustainable

10. Maintenance
Buy recycled or sustainable products
• Windshield wipers, fluorescent tube lights,
radial tires, toilet paper, sustainable
cleaning supplies, recycled material for
carpets or lithium batteries as well as
battery rechargers
Sustainable maintenance practices
• When replacing parts use cost effective
measures when purchasing for example
decrease water by purchasing low flush
toilets or water dam also water saving
shower nozzles.
• Benefit save money on replacement

11. Maintenance
Car tune-ups and proper tire inflation save on
gas costs
Annual heating system and air condition
system checked by
• Mechanical engineer can lower heating and cooling
costs.
• Clean filters regularly and adjust fans to proper speed
lower energy costs
Recycle
• Oil, tires, metal and batteries etc
Buy sustainable energy
• Windmills and hydro energy
Benefit show positive image to Board
Members the community and future clients

12. In Conclusion
Sustainable business practices reflect how a
company views the world in which we live
thus as a team we can succeed or fail. It is
up to us to choose our path forward.
Reminder small changes can lead to big
financial savings and have a positive impact
on the company’s image and be a positive
role model for residents and their families.

13. Resources
 50 simple things your business can do to save the
earth. The Earth Works group. Earth Works Press;
Berkley: California.
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14. Additional Resources
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16. Additional Resources
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