Green Your Business
Become a zero waste business by practicing waste prevention, reusing products, making environmentally conscious purchases, and recycling solid waste and organics.
- This helps your business:
- Meet local, state, and federal environmental mandates
- Cut costs
- Increase profits
- Help the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions
If you would like to receive technical assistance to green your business, complete our online request form.
![Blue recycling bin with recycling logo in an office](https://calrecycle.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2022/02/officerecyclebin.jpg)
Recycling Requirements for California Businesses
![People walking in front of the California State Capitol building](https://calrecycle.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2022/02/capitolwest.jpg)
Procurement & Maintenance
- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
- Buy Recycled
- Sustainable (“Green”) Building
- Compost & Mulch Procurement
- Fleet Vehicles: Take Care of Your Tires | Check Your Number (oil change intervals)
![5 kids around a blue bottle recycling bin](https://calrecycle.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2022/02/kidsrecycling.jpg)
Starting a Program
- Small Business Toolkit (Cool California)
- California Green Business Program