GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION - SCORE CARD

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1 GEEN BUSINESS CETIFICATION - SCOE CAD ( in Column = required action to achieve recognition insert) Bronze (0 +) Silver (200 +) Gold (300 +) Platinum (400 +) EDUCATION 1 ECYCLING ANNOUNCEMENT Newsletter, letter, posters or to employees, tenants, residents and janitorial staff about program 1 2 POVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATEIALS Share and post list of items to recycle and not recycle Share and post recycling tips 3 TAINING Annual presentation to employees, tenants or residents on how to recycle Presentation to janitorial staff on the recycling program (covers segregating waste & recyclables) TOTAL 0 SIGNAGE & PLACEMENT 1 Provide large signage near all exterior and interior containers 2 Color code containers 3 ecycling containers are easily accessible to the employees,

2 residents, tenants and janitorial staff. 4 Waste and ecycling compactors, dumpsters, etc. are clearly identified by contractor. TOTAL 3 ECYCLING 1 Contact your current waste hauler and/or companies that offer a waste analysis (or waste audit) 2 All recycable Items collected in your program: Cardboard Office paper, newspaper, magazines, mixed paper Bottles: Aluminum, steel Bottles: Plastic Bottles: Glass 3 Diversion ate is 40% or 20 greater* Diversion ate is 60% or 40 greater* Diversion ate is 80% or greater* 80 *Must provide garbage and recycling information on size of containers, number of containers, and frequency of collection or average monthly garbage and recycling tonnages. Please give us a call or us if you have questions on this section. 4 Identify additional items that are recycled: Electronics Lightbulbs Scrap metal (e.g. water heaters) Furniture, Mattresses, Textiles Other Food Waste Diversion Program 40 (e.g. onsite composting, onsite digester, organics collection, excess food is donated, 6 Implemented Binless Office 7 Provide water cooler to eliminate plastic bottles

3 8 Employees use reusable mugs and dishware to eliminate the use of Styrofoam TOTAL 28 LEADESHIP AND POLICY 1 Company adopts sustainable guidelines or policies (e.g. paper reduction policy, water bottle ban, plastic bag ban, etc.). 2 Company shares these policies with employees, residents, tenants and janitorial. 3 Company is aware of the City s Zero Waste timelines and goals. Company shares these timelines and goals with employees. 4 Company has a dedicated Green Team that promotes sustainable practices and maintains the Green Business Certification. Company has adopted a Green Purchasing policy (e.g. purchases recycled paper, materials with recycled content, environmentally friendly cleaning products). 6 Company has identified a diversion rate goal. TOTAL 4 Transportation 1 Do you provide secure, well lit, weather protected onsite bicycle parking for employees and guests? 2 Does your business regularly use teleconferencing or

4 webinars instead of traveling to meetings? 3 Have you signed up for a bike sharing program and or provided membership to employees or created your own bike sharing program? 4 Do you have a telecommuting or flextime policy for employees? Or, are you a home based business? Have you studied/tracked how employees get to work by using a commuter survey and created a commuter plan? 6 Have you performed any innovative green practices with respect to transportation not covered elsewhere in this section? TOTAL 40 Energy Efficiency 1 Do you have timed lighting or occupancy sensors in common areas, or do you use daylight sensors to adjust artificial lighting levels automatically? 2 Have you replaced the majority of your indoor and outdoor lighting with more energy efficient lighting such as LED lights? 3 Do you require the purchase of ENEGY STA qualified equipment and appliances? 4 Have you tracked your energy use over the last 12 months using the EPA s ENEGY STA measurement and tracking tool? Do you use any tracking tool to track your energy usage?

5 6 Is there any innovative energy efficiency techniques that you are using that are not mentioned here in this section? TOTAL 3 Water Conservation 1 Landscaping Does your property participate in drought resistance gardening through xeriscaping techniques? 2 Appliances Do you offer low flow amenities (sinks, toilets) throughout your property? 3 Water euse Do you reuse any type of water for irrigation purposes? 4 Is there a water conservation technique that you are doing that is not mentioned in this section? TOTAL 2 equired Information: Current Waste Hauler: Current ecycling Hauler: When did your recycling program begin? Current diversion rate: Size of container(s): Number of container(s): Frequency of collection: O Average Monthly Garbage Tonnages:

6 Average Monthly ecycling Tonnages: Average Monthly Organics Tonnages: To maintain your certification, you will be required to report these numbers to the Zero Waste team, annually.