Comments on: Getting Greener: Don’t Make It, Don’t Take It

By: Marianne Richmond

Marianne Richmond — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:21:11 +0000

Andy,
Great green thoughts!
Shelly, maybe download the presentations to Ipods and make it the one and only conference party favor.
Ann, I am pretty sure I am doing the same thing with butts and dollar bills although really as they get older the denomination increases exponentially.
Guess if we had started here…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20464264/
Marianne

By: holly kasun

holly kasun — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:25:06 +0000

I live in Amsterdam and we have to pay 20 eurocents per bag at the grocery store. It’s a great tactic, in the year I’ve lived here it’s broken my habit of using plastic bags to carry groceries every time I’m at the store! One of my favorite waste reducers? Sit down and enjoy your Starbucks and drink from a mug instead of using a paper cup.
Nice Post!

By: Neil Anuskiewicz

Neil Anuskiewicz — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:36:34 +0000

Great post, Andy.
It is not really a matter of being an environmentalist or not, it is just about not being wasteful. You don’t have to be out protesting.
I would add to that that we should try to conserve on gas, which will save us money, reduce pollution, and (very important) reduce our dependence on foreign oil. We all know that oil revenue funds some of the most hostile regimes and hostile organizations in the world.
It is a hard thing to do but consolidating errands (saves time too) and so on can help. My current car burns just gasoline but my next car is going to be alternative fuel, hybrid, or whatever is the best tech out there when I am in the market for a car again.
I am lucky in that I live in a neighborhood that is very walkable so I am able to walk for groceries, out for coffee, the brew pub, restaurants, etc.
If we all made some changes in our lifestyles (when possible), it can make a huge difference. It is not always possible but I think everyone can change something for the better.

By: Ann Handley

Ann Handley — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:31:40 +0000

John — IKEA actually charged me 5 cents a bag when I was there a few weekends ago. I thought it was perfect.. because guess what? I used 2 bags instead of 20.
Andy — Some days, it feel like I’m wiping the butts of my kids with dollar bills… and they’ve been out of diapers for years.

By: Elaine Fogel

Elaine Fogel — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:05:55 +0000

Hi, Andy. Love your list, but I beg to differ on creating printed marketing material. In my experience, people prefer their information either electronically or in print. For many, touching and reading paper still rules. We’d lose a lot of prospects without something on paper.
The good news is that paper is recyclable and the logging industry typically practices reforestation.

By: John Whiteside

John Whiteside — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:24:15 +0000

Here’s a really easy one: get some durable shopping bags and leave them in the car, and when you buy groceries, use them instead of the plastic bags from the store. They hold more, they don’t break, and you don’t waste all those plastic bags. (Exception: I get plastic bags sometimes to have something for litterbox scooping and puppy poop picking-up.) I wish stores would charge a few cents a bag; you’d see a big change in behavior.

By: Shelley Ryan

Shelley Ryan — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:14:22 +0000

Beautiful, Andy! I’m feeling pretty torn (get it? TORN?) about the whole issue of handouts for the B2B Forum coming up in Chicago. Love the idea of putting all the presentation content on CDs — it not only saves trees, it keeps your baggage from going over the airline weight limits. But I also know that people love to take notes on the printed version.
I should take a stand. Right now I’ll have a seat and think on it some more… ;]