| 2009 Green Office Products Catalog
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Going green means making everyday choices and performing everyday actions that have a positive impact on the environment and in the long run will have a positive impact on your bottom line.
The 2009 Green Office Products Catalog has arrived and features more than 2,500 items on over 100 pages.
We are committed to providing you the widest selection of quality office products, furniture, cleaning products and even ink and toners that have been manufactured using processes or materials that can impact our planet in a positive way. Every item presented on the pages of the catalog meets at least one of the following criteria:
· Compostable or biodegradable
· Contains recycled material
·Non-toxic
·Reusable or refillable
You can order all your eco-responsible office products from us, your one-stop green source. Therefore one-stop green shopping conserves your time, energy and money.
Contact your sales account manager or one of our friendly customer service representatives and ask for your 2009 Green Office Products Catalog!
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| Green Facts |
Bones were one of the most recycled items before the twentieth century. Bones were often used for making buttons and gelatin, which was used in food processing, photography, and glue and paper making
Plastic bags are easier to recycle and require less energy to produce than paper bags.
Cigarette butts and filters take 12 years to biodegrade. An aluminum can takes between 200 to 500 years to biodegrade. Plastic diapers and sanitary pads take between 500-800 years. Styrofoam takes more than 5,000 years. And it would take a glass bottle 1 million years to biodegrade.
Each year, Americans throw out enough soda pop cans and bottles to reach to the moon and back-twenty times.
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Welcome to the OSS Journal |
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the OSS Journal! Each month our newsletter will contain information to keep you informed of new products, helpful information and other topics of interest. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your fellow employees and friends! We look forward to our time together each month and welcome your comments.
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Featured Recipe - Sicilian Grilled Chicken
Ingredients
 This easy recipe can be adjusted to suit your taste with the lemon flavor & garlic.
Mediterranean drizzle:
1 large garlic clove, pressed
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Chicken:
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/4 cup olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 3 1/2- to 4-pound free-range chickens
Preparation
For Mediterranean drizzle:
Make a paste by combining the garlic and 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt in mortar with pestle or in small bowl with back of spoon and mash until paste forms.
Whisk in lemon juice, then oil. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.
For chicken:
Whisk lemon juice, parsley, olive oil, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in medium bowl.
Place 1 whole chicken in each of 2 resealable plastic bags. Divide lemon marinade between bags. Seal bags, releasing excess air. Turn to coat chicken with marinade. Chill chicken at least 1 hour and up to 1 day, turning bag occasionally.
Prepare barbecue (medium heat).
If using 2-burner gas grill, light 1 burner. If using 3-burner gas grill, do not light center burner. If using charcoal grill, light briquettes in chimney and pour onto 1 side of lower grill rack (you'll need to light more briquettes in chimney to replenish during grilling).
Remove chickens from marinade.
Sprinkle chickens inside and out with salt and pepper.
Tie legs together. Place chickens, breast side down, over unlit side of grill. Cover and grill chickens 45 minutes, adjusting gas levels if using gas grill or adjusting vents and adding more charcoal as needed if using charcoal grill to maintain barbecue temperature between 350°F and 400°F. Turn chickens breast side up. Cover and grill until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165°F., continuing to maintain barbecue temperature between 350°F and 400°F, about 35 minutes longer. Transfer chickens to work surface; let rest 10 minutes. Carve chickens and transfer to platter.
Spoon some of Mediterranean drizzle over chicken. Garnish with grilled lemons.
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Swine Flu Outbreak Reminds Us of the Importance of Good Hand Hygiene
Good Hand Hygiene One of the Best Preventatives Against Spread of Germs
In response to the rise in the number of confirmed cases of swine influenza A(H1N1) reported in the United States, Mexico and around the world, the Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency in the United States.
Earlier, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Margaret Chan had determined that current events constituted a public health emergency of international concern.
Major health organizations, such as WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada agree that handwashing and hand sanitizing with an alcohol-based hand rub are especially critical to minimize the spread of germs during times of illness outbreak. The CDC recommends:
· Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
· Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
· Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
· Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
· Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
· If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
· Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
GOJO offers comprehensive programs to help you meet the CDC recommendations, including effective soaps and hand sanitizers to help facilities reduce the spread of germs. Additionally, GOJO offers tools to help encourage hand hygiene compliance.
For more information on Swine Influenza, log on to the CDC website at www.cdc.gov . |
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| Answer Our Trivia Question Correctly & Be Entered to Win a Surprise Gift Pack Valued at $50! |
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Congratulations to Susan Goins of S&D Coffee, Inc., Regina Phillips, City of Gastonia and Amy Bilich of Clancy & Theys Construction Co. for the correct response to the trivia question from our April OSS Journal! The correct answer is:
"Link 360 Recycling Program."
THREE winners will be selected this month and you can be entered to win a Special Surprise Gift Pack, a $50 value, when you visit our website at www.ossone.com and email your correct answer to the question below to us at ossjournal@ossone.com.
Here is your question:
What is the name of the brightly colored papers available in 26 colors offered by OSS?
(Hint: Click on the "Office Supplies" link on the left side of our home page.)
Email your answer to ossjournal@ossone.com and your correct answer will place your name into our drawing for a FREE Surprise Gift Pack! The winners will be announced in our June edition of the OSS Journal.
Thank you for being our customer!
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