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It depends on the leadership of the company, and the willingness of the public to buy green and support a sustainable community. Otherwise, it is easy to just do what has made a quick profit in the past- it is a risk to try something different that might not make a profit. But if the company sees a way to make a profit by using green technology, and people are willing to buy the product or service, likely they will get into that. Especially if they see competitors shifting their focus to that technology to gain an advantage over them.

I think they agree. In most cases at least.

A good example is paper making industry. Where I work (distribution) we end up having a ton of cardboard garbage. We bail it and recycle it. Someone gives us money for the bales (prolly a couple hundred dollars for a few thousand pounds) and they use it.

I assume this is good for us because we dont have to pay to dispose of it. In fact we EARN money. And the paper companies Im assuming save money as well. Instead of paying the cost of cutting the trees, chopping them up, transportation, and procesing they get cardboard that is easier to process back into more cardboard. It would seem both would benefit.

Other industries this wouldnt help. It all depends on cost. Some environmentally friendly options arent cheap. My example is ethanol fuel. Its cheaper than gasoline, and greener, but it gets you less miles per gallon....so much less it doesnt equal out given the cheaper costs. For my car, I get 8 miles per dollar off gas. Ethanol, while cheaper, gets me 6.5 miles per dollar. Its a loss. If I was a company Id continue to buy gasoline...because its cheaper.

Hence why we need to keep progressing greener technology until its cost effctive. Then industry will naturally choose the cheaper, and greener, option.

Many businesses there days are taking advantage of green rebates.

Thanks in part to the federal government.

The problem is just getting the word out about these programs.

Many businesses and home owners can benefit for instance, by going solar and generating free solar power.

Along with federal rebates, grants, financing and tax incentives a business can go solar for virtually no upfront costs.

Essentially eliminating their electric bill forever, thus lowers their operating costs and creating more profit.