Green Star Standards

The Green Star Standards are the core of the Green Star Program, and they have been designed for businesses and organizations of any size or type. Detailed information about the standards is  provided in the Standards Booklet which you receive in your enrollment packet. In order for your company to earn its Green  Star Award, you must implement numbers 1-6 and implement at least six of numbers 7-12, for a total of twelve standards implemented. If you have questions, please call Kenai Peninsula Green Star at 262-4849.

Complete all six of the following:

1. Adopt, post, and circulate to all employees the Green Star policy statement, or your version of it.

2. Designate a Green Star Coordinator or team.

3. Conduct a waste assessment.

4. Provide three incentives or training opportunities to encourage management and employee participation.

5. Notify your customers about your environmental efforts by publicizing what your business is doing to meet the Green Star Standards.

6. Assist at least one other business in learning the importance of becoming a Green Star business and encourage them to enroll in the Green Star Program.

Complete at least six of any of the following:

7. Practice conservation of office paper in at least three ways.

8. Incorporate at least three energy-conserving changes into your operations.

9. Monitor, record, and post utility usage and waste generation.

10. Incorporate waste reduction methods into materials and equipment purchases.

11. Purchase recycled/reuseable materials for your business.

12. Enhance your company's maintenance program to improve equipment efficiency and reduce waste.

13. Segregate waste materials for recycling and reuse.

14. Promote proper handling and disposal of hazardous materials.

15. Reduce your company's use of toxic materials.

16. Establish a litter-free zone in the immediate vicinity of your place of business.

17. Establish a waste reduction, recycling, and energy efficiency library in your place of business.

18. Develop your own waste reduction/pollution prevention method different from those listed above.