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[] -Get the Caterer and that Craft Service person to replace processed/package goods on the table with bulk, locally grown, organic and fair trade products. Surprisingly, Red Vines are organic. Cut out some meat and dairy in the menus by hiring more vegans on the crew. - Buy non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaning supplies for all departments for office and set use. Make sure they get coded to their department. -Use washable plates and cutlery instead of paper and plastic whenever possible in the office and on set. If you must use paper products, purchase biodegradable or compostable ones, and established a composting program for these products. Raise your hand if you have a worm bin! -**HOW MANY PRODUCERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB? ** Don’t answer that. Switch out old-fashioned incandescent bulbs for high-tech LEDs or CFLs wherever possible in the office and on set. -Purchase rechargeable batteries whenever possible. Have a plan for recycling batteries. -Use 3 separate bins for recycling: a) cans/bottles/plastic, paper, b) food waste/compost, c) trash. Communicate in advance with Grip and Electric Departments about how to reduce waste and reuse or recycle gels, expendables, etc. Make your recycling program simple and convenient in the office and on the set. - You know the crew can’t find parking without good signage, so make clear, readable signs to remind them to reduce, reuse and recycle too. Add a “Green Tip of the Day” to the call sheet. Or, it’s fun if each call sheet mentions a green thing some crewmember did the day before… -Whenever possible rent hybrids or all-electric cars (as they become available) and use car services that use more fuel-efficient vehicles. If hybrids are not available, use compact cars. And remember carpooling? Still sexy, after all these years. -Publish public transportation options on call sheets and encourage its use through peer pressure and personal example. - the transpo team and ask them to turn off trucks, vans and generators when not in use. The Sound Department will thank you. -Avoid using luan or other wood that is not harvested from sustainably-managed forests, use low or no-VOC paints, and find environmentally sensitive sources for flooring, fabrics and wall coverings. Reuse/repurpose or donate set pieces whenever possible. Recycle everything else. We should just put that at the end of every one of these… -Too much darling, too much! Use thrift and second hand clothes versus buying or building new costumes. Utilize green dry cleaners and non-toxic laundry detergents. -Provide reuseable water bottles and water stations instead of water bottles on set and in the office. This works even better than putting your name on a plastic bottle with a Sharpie! And crunch the numbers. It’ll probably save you money, even if you have to buy those reuseable bottles retail.

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-**hybrid production vehicles** **- nontoxic and low-emission paints and sealants** <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','Trebuchet MS',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 24px;">**-purchase “carbon emission offsets”**

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','Trebuchet MS',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 24px;">**ideas** <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','Trebuchet MS',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 28px;">**-double sided print for scripts and other papers**