EPA New England: Greening Our Operations

EPA New England Green Team

Greening our practices at EPA New England and changing employee behaviors at work and at home

Established in 2002, our Green Team is a cross-organizational group of regional employees who have chosen to participate in an effort to improve the environmental performance of our operations. As a multi-disciplinary team with broad skills and expertise, it’s uniquely positioned to identify projects that will have broad-based employee support. Green Team members develop strategies and implement specific improvement projects.

With the commitment and high expectations of our Regional Administrator, we’re making positive changes in what we do. We’re reducing our impacts on the environment and providing information and leadership to help others do the same.

Our Projects

Use the links below to read our story and find information to help you make improvements in your own home, community and workplace.

Environmental Management Systems Processses and procedures that help us analyze, control and reduce the environmental impacts from our operations.
Energy Increasing Energy Effiency
Transportation Reducing the health and environmental impacts of transportation by improving our fleet and promoting alternate methods of travel
Paper Use Using electronic transmission, automation, and two-sided printing to reduce our paper usage
Green Buildings Practicing the principles of green building design and renovation
Green Meetings Reducing the environmental impact of the meetings we host and those we attend
Educating Employees Sharing information and ideas to help us make better decisions at work, at home and at play
Purchasing Choosing environmentally preferable products and services to reduce the environmental impact of what we buy
Recycling and Reuse Increasing reuse and recycling to reduce our waste and resource use