NewPage "On Paper" Podcast Explores Staples’ Environmental Program

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The latest episode of the "On Paper" sustainability podcast series, sponsored by NewPage Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, USA, features Mark Buckley, VP of environmental affairs for Staples Inc., who addresses ways in which companies, as well as individuals, can make a difference in protecting the environment. Focused on Staples’ EcoEasy environmental program, the presentation details the company’s environmental efforts in three major areas—products, recycling services, and internal operations.

By offering customers innovative environmental products and services, to implementing energy conservation, waste reduction, recycling, and green building initiatives in their own internal operations, Staples has been able to achieve measurable results and capture accolades from some of the nation's top green business lists. When discussing the concept of democratizing sustainability, making it accessible to the general public, Buckley explains to On Paper listeners that "our strategy is to fundamentally change the way that products get brought to market. We ask how we can create more opportunities across other categories in our business, where customers don't necessarily have to make that trade-off in terms of price."

In an Entrepreneur magazine article published earlier this year, Staples illustrated for readers how to "green" an existing office space by making smarter choices in their product selection and processes. During this On Paper episode, Buckley further explains that process to listeners and provides tangible actions to pursue. This latest episode can be downloaded at the On Paper website.