Verizon and the Environment
Verizon feels like it is their responsibility to minimize the impact their operations have on the
environment. That means conserving energy, recycling and finding
innovative ways to solve environmental challenges.
Verizon
restored 25 acres of wetlands on it's corporate campus in Basking
Ridge, New Jersey, helping protect the drinking water of 800,000 people
and winning an Environmental Excellence award in the process.
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Verizon Reducing Their Carbon Footprint
 Verizon
 US Economy Average
Carbon Footprint (in tons)
| 2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
669 |
83 |
650 |
82 |
629 |
81 |
In
2006 Verizon consumed 8.9 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and
generated more than 7.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
Using a standard widely used to measure environmental impact, Verizon
generated 81 metric tons of CO2 for every $1 million of revenue—an
improvement over 2005 and almost eight times better than the national
average.
Energy-Saving Technology
Examples of ongoing efforts include:
- Powering down and removing obsolete equipment in more than 400 buildings.
- Installing micro-turbines fueled by natural gas in two central offices in California, cutting electricity use in half.
- Taking steps to deploy fuel cell units nationwide to provide back-up power at remote terminals.
- Expanding our use of energy-efficient Hypalon roofs on our buildings.
- Starting trials of biodiesel fuel and lubricants in our fleet.
Waste Reduction
In 2006 Verizon:
- Recycled more than 24,000 tons of paper and cardboard, along with 48,000 tons of telecommunications equipment.
- Processed more than 70 million online payments, reducing paper usage by more than 400 tons.
- Bought “green” when possible: 30 percent of office supply products had recycled content.
- Collected 900,000 cell phones and 29 tons of batteries through Verizon's HopeLine phone recycling program.
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