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Listed below are organizations that are on the road to becoming "greener". Give them a hand!
Mass Avenue Shops, Indianapolis
Green Piece Indy reported that "several businesses in the area have begun offering a discount to patrons who use the hip $10 totes - created by Dean Johnson Design and made from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles - at their stores. A portion of the proceeds from the bag sales go toward paying for public recycling receptacles in the area." Also, several of these retailers are doing green things.
The Best Chocolate In Town - Produces all of its chocolate on-site and also sells locally-owned and operated Trader's Point Creamery ice cream;
uses low-energy lights in its production area; recycles junk mail and paper
Global Gifts - Uses Fair Trade practices; sells several products made with organic and earth-friendly materials
Mass Ave Toys - Recycles plastic, aluminum, and glass; is installing a new awning to keep energy costs down
Mass Ave Wine Shoppe - Sells Fair Trade, organic, and biodynamic wines; recycles junk mail, paper, and glass; replaced 12 light bulbs with CFLs
Out Word Bound Bookstore - Owners and managers live within two miles of the store and use local companies for office services and supplies; recycles books, glass, plastic, and aluminum; donates books to the Damien Center and Women's Prison; replaced 16 light bulbs with CFLs; uses 50 percent green power from IPL
Sakura Urban Studio- Sells handbags made on location at the shop; recycles paper, plastic, aluminum, and glass; replaced 2 light bulbs with CFLs
Silver in the City/At Home in the City - Sells reclaimed movie billboard totes and handbags, clutches made from reclaimed candy wrappers, blankets made of recycled sweater and garden sculptures made of recycled metal junkyard parts from nearby Louisville, KY; uses 100 percent green power from IPL; switched to CFLs in the bright starlights that illuminate the storefront; provides a staff bicycle for running errands downtown; recycles junk mail and cardboard
Teapots and Treasures - Uses locally sourced teas, herbs, and flowers; recycles black ink cartridges
The Frame Shop/Franklin Barry Gallery - Keeps half the store lights off during the day; uses fluorescent bulbs in 50 percent of the gallery; recycles paper, junk mail, plastics, aluminum, and cardboard; shipping products and note cards are made from recycled materials and shipping containers are reused as well.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Through their Conservation Club, they have become a "Green Flag" school and are currently working on the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" patch.
Broadway United Methodist Church
Through their paper recycling, they report 17,567 tons of paper recycled, 5 cubic yeards of landfill space saved, and 61,653 kilowatt hours of energy saved. They have also changed many of their light bulbs to compact fluorescents and are using "green" cleaning products.
Hyatt Regency Hotel
This downtown Indianapolis hotel has formed an employee "green team" that meets weekly to promote conservation.
NorthSide Green Ministry
Several north side churches, including St. Luke's, Immaculate Heart, and St. Thomas Aquinas, are meeting to share ideas about forming a green ministry.
South Shore Clean Cities, Inc.
Indiana Living Green reports that this organization was honored by the EPA for its actions to reduce diesel emissions.
Unitarian Universalist Church
They were awarded the "Green Honor Roll" for their part in the Green Sanctuary Program.
