Green Resources
The following is a list of resources which may be used to "go green." Please contact the S.C. Smart Business Recycling Program if you have any questions or would like to schedule a site visit.
Community
- City of Columbia Climate Protection Action Campaign (CPAC)
- Carolina Green Fair
- Charleston Green Initiative
Electronics
- EPEAT - Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
- Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator
- Green Electronics Council
- Office Depot Tech Recycling Services
Energy
- Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office
- Energy Savers - Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home
- Energy Star Portfolio Manager
- Energy Star for Small Business
- S.C. Energy Office
Environmental Programs
- S.C. Environmental Excellence Program
- S.C. Green Hospitality Program
- S.C. Recycling Market Development
- S.C. Smart Business Recycling Program
- Sustainable Green Printing Partnership
- U.S. EPA Partnership Programs
Fuel
- Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center
- Diesel Emissions Quantifier
- Drive Smarter Challenge
Green Building
- Contractors Recycling Toolkit
- Green Globes
- S.C. Green Building Guide
- The Whole Building Design Guide
- U.S. Green Building Council
Green Meeting
Green News
- Environmental Leader
- GreenBiz.com
- Green@Work - Corporate Sustainability Magazine
- Green Manufacturer
- Low Impact Living
- Sustainable Plant
- The Daily Green
- Yale Environment 360
Industry
- An Organizational Guide to Pollution Prevention Virtual Companion
- Business Guide for Reducing Solid Waste
- DHEC's Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling
- EMS Peer Center - Public Entity EMS Resource Center
- Environmental Finance Center Network
- Environmental Sustainability Resource Center
- Example Pollution Prevention Plans
- Facility Pollution Prevention Guide
- GA Sustainable Office Toolkit
- Purchase Impact Estimator
- Recycling Offset Credits
- Responsible Purchasing Network
- S.C. Sustainability Network
- The Climate Registry
- U.S. EPA's Design for the Environment Publications
- U.S. EPA's Lean Website
Measurement
- Air Flight Carbon Emissions Calculator
- Free Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculation Tools
- Energy & Materials Flow & Cost Tracker (EMFACT™)
- Environmental Impact Calculators
- GREET Fleet Footprint Calculator
- Green Lodging Calculator
- Natural Gas Fleet Savings Calculator
- On-Line Calculators, Tools, & Resources that Measure, Track, & Evaluate Pollution Prevention Activities
- Pollution Prevention Measurement Tools
- Recycling Conversion Tools
- Volume to Weight Conversions for Recyclable Materials
- Volume to Weight Conversion Table
Recyclers, Vendors, Services and Substitutions
- EPS Industry Alliance
- Green Resource Index
- Green Steps Materials Exchange
- S.C. Department of Commerce Recycling Directory
- S.C. Green Building Directory
- S.C. Habitat for Humanity ReStores
- S.C. Materials Exchange
- Southern Waste Information Exchange
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The S.C. Smart Business Recycling Program is a partnership of DHEC and the S.C. Department of Commerce.
This Web page was last modified on May 3, 2013.