State report indicates green policies are working

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Staff Reports

New York state officials said a report released on Friday indicated that efforts to install green initiatives have led to considerable environmental gains.

The report, called the "State Green Procurement and Agency Sustainability," states that the overall use of paper and amount of waste has been reduced with improved recycling rates and lower energy consumption of toxic chemicals.

The study looked at practices in 2008 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012 in determining those numbers, including a 43 percent drop in paper, a 35 percent reduction in waste and a 56 percent recycling rate. The agencies also purchase only recycled paper and have nearly eliminated bottle water purchases, according to the report. The reduction of paper alone saved approximately $11 million statewide.

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