Top 5 green small businesses

Businesses that act and share the most green

Last updated on Jan 23, 2010

Vashon, WA, WA
Industry: Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,Writer
29 green actions
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Industry: All
21 green actions
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Industry: All
19 green actions
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Industry: Uncategorized
12 green actions
Berkeley, CA
Industry: Printing and Graphic Design Services
11 green actions
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1. We recycle used oil filters for you. by Larry's AutoWorks (Mountain View, CA)
Industry: All, Automotive Services
 | 5 businesses doing it | add to my list
To reduce the amount of waste going to landfills and recycle the steel in your filters, we crush and recycle your oil filter, so that the steel can be re-used to make things like buildings and bridges, and preventing the need mine and process an equivalent amount of steel.
2. We use refillable spray cans reducing material usage and saving money. by Bay Area Green Business Program (, )
Industry: Automotive Services
 | 3 businesses doing it | add to my list
We save money for you and our business, reduce material usage, and eliminate toxic aerosols by using refillable spray cans.
3. Offer re-refined oil, better for your car and better for the environment. by Larry's AutoWorks (Mountain View, CA)
Industry: All, Automotive Services
 | 2 businesses doing it | add to my list
We use re-refined oil, recommended by car makers like Mercedes and Toyota because it improves the quality of the oil and makes it better for your car, and better for the environment.
4. Reduce the amount of pollution that your car produces by recycling oil by Forest Hill Auto Service (Pacific Grove, CA)
Industry: All, Automotive Services
 | 7 businesses doing it | add to my list
We reduce the impact of the oil that your car has used by taking the oil to recyclers for later use, so that new oil won't have to be mined and refined to replace it.
5. We reduce the toxicity of your parts cleaning solvents with aquesous cleaning solvents. by Larry's AutoWorks (Mountain View, CA)
Industry: Automotive Services
 | 1 businesses doing it | add to my list
To reduce costs and make a healthier environment for you and our employees, instead of storing and disposing of toxic substances, we have reduced the toxicity of our cleaning solvents. We pay less to store and dispose of non-toxic substances, meaning lower prices for you.
6. We have saved money and helped the environment by conducting a Pollution Prevention Assessment by TGIF Body Shop, Inc. (, )
Industry: Automotive Services
 | 3 businesses doing it | add to my list
To reduce costs for you and our business, and eliminate the possibility of releasing harmful pollutants into our community, we have done a detailed assessment of pollutants that we release into the environment and taken steps to eliminate them.
7. We have eliminate hazardous material going to drains and harming the environment. by Bay Area Green Business Program (, )
Industry: All, Automotive Services
 | 6 businesses doing it | add to my list
To ensure that we are not releasing toxic chemicals into our communities water source, we take steps to ensure that toxic substances aren't leaking from our shop into drains or sewers.
8. We utilize re-usable cloths in our shop to reduce material usage and prevent toxic materials from reaching landfill.
Industry: Automotive Services
 | 1 businesses doing it | add to my list
To reduce costs and environmental impact of servicing your car, we clean our shop, with re-usable cloths that we send to a special industrial launderer, keeping our community clean of potential pollutants.
9. We keep toxic materials from reaching drains and polluting our community.
Industry: Printing and Graphic Design Services
 | 2 businesses doing it | add to my list
We take steps to minimize the impact that the chemicals used in the printing process have on our employees and the community. This is good for the environment, but it also saves us money and time, so we can give you a better printed product.
10. We maintain our presses to make sure that waste doesn't make it into the environment.
Industry: All, Uncategorized, Printing and Graphic Design Services
 | 3 businesses doing it | add to my list
By properly maintaining all of our equipment, and training employees on the proper cleaning and maintenance of our printing presses, we reduce the amount of material that leaks from our presses to the environment.