Among other findings: Sixty-nine percent of small business professionals participate in one or more [...]]]> Office Depot announced sales of environmentally preferable products in its catalog of green products increased by more than 10 percent in 2007.The Boca Raton-based company said the increase can be attributed, in part, to a growing interest in green behaviors by small businesses.

Among other findings:
Sixty-nine percent of small business professionals participate in one or more of the following activities: recycling paper, bottles, ink cartridges and/or technology; purchasing Energy Star-rated technology, recycled paper, remanufactured ink and toner cartridges, refillable products and compact fluorescent light bulbs; and printing on both sides of the paper.Eight-five percent claim they are going green to protect the environment or to save money.

Sales from Office Depot’s Green Book rose to $725 million in 2007, up from $660 million in 2006. Office Depot launched the Green Book in 2003.“What these Green Book sales numbers tell us is that our customers appreciate Office Depot’s strategy of providing a wide assortment of green products, and promoting them within innovative sales vehicles,” said Steve Schmidt, executive vice president of Office Depot’s Business Solutions Division.

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