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• UWRF has continued its energy efficiency monitoring for more than 30 years.
Lighting and flooring replacement projects in residence halls are contributing to
energy savings, as well as reducing maintenance and replacement costs. Toilet and
light fixtures have been replaced with energy- and resource-efficient fixtures in
academic buildings.
• The campus has an extensive recycling program that was implemented more than
25 years ago. In 2005, the campus recycled a combined 185 tons of plastic and
Styrofoam containers, paper products, and food waste. Thousands more items also
were recycled, including batteries, tires, oil, computer components, appliances, light
tubes and incandescent bulbs, and pallets. Also, some 150 cubic yards of compost
and chipping were produced.

Wal-Mart
A discussion of retailer Wal-Mart invariably brings up issues about its labor practices.
However, Wal-Mart has to be given credit for its green initiatives. The company is making
great efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. In 2007, Wal-Mart set out to achieve
three laudable goals:

• To be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy
• To create zero waste
• To sell products that sustain resources and the environment
To achieve those goals, Wal-Mart unveiled a company-wide program called
Sustainability 360. The program is targeted at its employees, customers, and suppliers.

NOTE You can see more about the Sustainability 360 program at www.sustainability360.org, also PART IV
found at Link 10-2.
Even making small progress can mean big things. For example, Wal-Mart has set out to
reduce 5 percent in all its products’ packaging by 2013. Five percent? Big deal, right?
Actually, this will result in 60,000 suppliers changing how they package their products and
will result in a US$3.4 billion savings in Wal-Mart’s supply chain. It has the potential to save
US$11 billion in the global supply chain. That’s nice for Wal-Mart’s bottom line, but again,
what does this mean for the environment? Turns out it’s quite a lot, actually. Reducing
packaging by 5 percent by 2013 would be the equivalent of

Reducing packaging by Removing 213,000 trucks Saving 67 million gallons
just 5% is equivalent to... from the road. of diesel fuel.

5% = =