Energy-efficiency, waste reduction, and water conservation are not only good for the environment, but are also good for your company's bottom line.

3 Things You Can Do:

1. Switch from traditional plastic utensils to compostable plastics.
2. Purchase clean, renewable energy like wind power from PNM's Sky Blue program.
3. Establish a recycling program.

Motivated to do more?

Here's a full list of actions you can take to promote a sustainable life in Albuquerque:

Action	Benefits
	Energy Supply	Air Quality	Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction	Waste Reduction	Water Supply and Quality	Land and Wildlife Protection
If you work in the food service industry, switch from traditionally plastic utensils to compostable, renewable plastics. Read more >>
Encourage your employer to purchase clean, renewable power like wind power from PNM's Sky Blue program.
Establish a recycling program in your workplace. NM Recycle has created a document to help you.
Replace your T-12 fluorescent lamps with more energy-efficient T-8 and T-5 lamps. The EPA offers a tax deduction to companies that upgrade to efficient lighting. Read more >>
Print double-sided. Use your printer's double-side or duplex printing feature so that you use both sides of the paper.
Print draft documents on scratch paper.
Reuse large envelopes by covering addresses and shipping labels with your own address labels.
Use recycled printer paper. People used to think that recycled paper was not good enough for office use, but recent studies have shown that it is just fine. Read more >>
Use reflectors to boost the ouput of fluorescent lighting. Read more >>
Use Energy-Star rated compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) or light-emitting diode (LED) exit signs. Read more >>
Install occupancy sensors to automatically turn lights off in areas that are often unoccupied, like storerooms, restrooms, and conference rooms. Read more >>
Recycle used toner cartridges from your office's printers and copiers. Read more >>
Replace standard lightbulbs with compact flourescent lightbulbs, which use 1/4 the energy and last much longer. Learn more >>
Replace your office’s exterior incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent lighting, and put the lighting system on a photocell controller so that the lights come on when it starts to get dark rather than at a preset time like 5 or 6 pm.
Use your computer's "power down" or "sleep" function. Learn more >>
Purchase only Energy Star rated computers, printers, copiers, and appliances. Read more >>
Encourage employees to carpool, ride the bus, walk, and bike to work. Learn more >>
Encourage your janitorial service to use only environmentally responsible cleaning products.
Replace part of your vehicle fleet with alternative fuel vehicles.
Establish a "Green Team" in your workplace, made up of volunteer employees. This group can organize and focus recycling, energy efficiency, and waste reduction efforts.

Did You Know?

Energy Star is a government program that certifies the energy-efficiency of products and practices.

Learn More

• Visit the Your Workplace section of the U.S. Department of Energy Consumer Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
• Use PNM's Commercial Energy Advisor to help you determine how to save energy at your workplace.
• Read up on Green Building at the New Mexico Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.