Today is America Recycles Day. The Environmental Protection Agency has prepared helpful information for businesses to help us recycle more and waste less. Three areas for action are particularly important for small businesses: the first is green procurement policies. Large enterprises are increasingly “greening” their supply chains; small businesses with eco-friendly policies are more competitive vendors to win contract awards from such large enterprises. Government agencies are also trying to be greener. For example, government agencies that continue to require that bids be submitted in hard copy often stipulate that the paper on which the bid documents are printed be from recycled sources. Second, eCycling is an important consideration to ensure that hazardous materials from electronic devices do not wind up in the waste stream. At Prisere, we extend the lives of our computers by upgrading media and memory before replacing entire units. Finally, as the holiday season approaches, consider ways to avoid creating needless waste, such as wrapping gifts in reusable bags.