Depot cuts carbon footprint
DELRAY
BEACH, Fla. -Office Depot Inc., the nation’s second-largest office
products retailer, said Tuesday it had reduced carbon dioxide emissions
at its North American sites by 10.1 percent.The Delray Beach-based
company said that between 2005 and 2006, its 1,100 retail stores as
well as warehouses and offices cut back on energy consumption through a
variety of methods.It retrofitted stores with efficient lighting, added
sensors that turn off lights in bathrooms when they’re not in use, set
uniform temperatures for all stores and installed new heating,
ventilation and air conditioning units.