Green Disposal, Is It Worth the Investment?

Recently I was involved with a discussion about Green Disposal with my classmates. I shared the facts about Erie Insurance's commitment to sustainable activities when it comes to Green Disposal. Is it worth the investment?

Its hard to imagine a company not looking at the environmental impacts of joining in on the efforts to reduce green waste. While making the decision might be easy from an ethical stand point, practicing green disposal usually come down to more than an altruistic decision. Companies can also profit from a reduction in operating cost through purchasing less paper. According to Xerox, paper is expensive and difficult to manage from an information management perspective.[1]

The impact of green disposal is that disposal companies are able to efficiently dispose of green waste without harming the environment. However, there can be a disadvantage to reducing paper. Reducing the amount of paper increases our dependency on electronic equipment. Some of these devices include lead, mercury, and cadmium. Therefore, out of life equipment requires making good decision on the disposal.

Another area where ERIE has seen benefit from green computing is a reduction in the consumption of electricity dispite its growth in the number of staff. This is an example that even a small business can benefit from. Making the decision early on could save a business money on Energy Star equipment's ability to consume less energy. If a business currently has equipment that needs replaced, many companies offer asset recycling programs, such as Dell and Hewlett Packard.[2]


1. White Paper The “Less Paper” Office: How to Reduce Costs, Enhance Security and be a Better Global Citizen. Ragnet, François

2. https://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3901571/Small-Business-Technology-10-Tips-to-Green-IT.htmsite.)

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