Keep Dallas Beautiful

Announce a commitment to buy recycled-content products for your workplace (for example, recycled copy paper, toner cartridges, or compost for landscaping). Call the TCEQ at (512) 239-3100 for assistance.

Conduct a waste audit of a business office. Check out www.kab.org for Waste in the Workplace.

Join Keep Texas Beautiful’s Lone Star Council by calling 1-800-CLEAN-TX.

Have employees bring in clothing and eyeglasses they no longer need and donate the items to charities.

Invite schools to tour your facility to learn about your environmental programs.

Ask your suppliers to reduce the amount of packaging they use.

Sponsor a lake, river, creek, highway, or other cleanup near your facility. Call Keep Texas Beautiful at 1-800-CLEAN-TX or (512) 478-8813.

Buy reusable mugs with your company logo for employees to use instead of disposable cups.

Sponsor drawings with a mulching lawn mower, compost bin, or a gift bag of items made from recycled materials.

Have a paperless office day. Encourage staff to use e-mail and edit documents on-line.

Start a compost program for your cafeteria, or hold a training session for employees on composting.

Apply for membership in CLEAN TEXAS, a voluntary program that strives to make a more livable Texas through promoting sustainable practices. Call (512) 239-3100 for assistance.

Join the Texas Department of Transportation’s Partner program for businesses and help make a positive difference. For more information, please contact Steve Roberts at (512) 476-4368, ext. 304.