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Key Steps: Creating Green Teams in Your Facility
Step 5:
Identifying Opportunities for Improvement,
Prioritizing Efforts,
and Setting Goals
Start with a small pilot project. It is easy to take on too many projects all at once since there are a lot of great ideas out there. Begin your pollution prevention program with a small project with a short payback period, such as, switching to energy efficient light bulbs. This will help you gain additional support and credibility. You can then expand your program little by little over a period of time, such as three to five years or even longer depending on resources and other company goals.
Try to set goals that are specific, measurable, and can be completed in a specific time period. For example:
- Increase purchase of reusable products by 25% by the next fiscal year.
- Reduce packaging waste or total solid waste by 20% in 12 months.
- Reduce energy or water use by 10% in 12 months and 5% every 12 months for next 3 years.
- Reduce purchases of products that are disposed of as hazardous wastes by 10% by the next fiscal year.
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