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Staples Green Focus

Sustainable Focus

We're working hard to help you achieve your sustainability goals by sourcing and offering more eco-conscious products, presenting unique recycling capabilities and providing comprehensive reporting. In our own operations, we're reducing packaging, maximizing our energy-efficient practices and continuing to eliminate waste.

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Going green is easier with
Staples®

Running your businesses with less impact on the natural world is a priority, and purchasing green products is a critical first step. Rely on our expertise to help you create an affordable, sustainable program for your office.

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Sustainable Solutions

More and more, procurement managers are looking for products that reduce the environmental impact of running their business. Staples offers more than 16,000 eco-responsible products from a variety of brands.

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Our green products meet stringent environmental standards such as Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) certified paper products, EPA Safer Choice-certified cleaners, Fair Trade-certified coffees, Level® certified furniture and ENERGY STAR-certified electronics.

You can easily find and shop our sustainable product offering and track your overall sustainable product spend. And we offer custom environmental reporting tools to identify opportunities for you to shift your procurement to greener products.

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Responsible recycling solutions

Staples offers comprehensive recycling solutions for hard-to-recycle waste such as electronics, ink and toner, batteries and lamps –– and through our Zero Waste box program, just about anything else. Whether your goal is zero waste or you just want to responsibly recycle your electronics, Staples has you covered.

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Our Technology Recycling Service is a secure and responsible way for you to recycle old electronics such as printers, computers, cell phones, keyboards, telecom equipment and more. The services include total data destruction, plus optional serial number capture. It takes just three easy steps:

1. Order recycling boxes online.

2. Fill boxes with electronics and ship back to Staples using the provided return label.

3. Receive a Certificate of Recycling from Staples certifying that electronics have been properly recycled and data was safely removed.

For customers needing dedicated pickups or other custom services, just ask your sales representative.