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by [David Marbaugh](http://lillypad.lilly.com/author.php?n=david-marbaugh)

Across Lilly, individuals and organizations collectively are doing their part to lessen the company’s impact on the environment.

Our employees recently celebrated Earth Week by participating in a series of activities designed to educate them about the company’s energy, waste, and water reduction goals, encourage sustainable behaviors, and provide opportunities to give back.

These efforts yielded positive results. For example, in one week alone:

- 3,588 pounds of paper employees brought from home were recycled at our Indianapolis campuses.

- Nearly 21,000 pounds of electronics were recycled as Lilly teamed up with [RecycleForce](http://www.recycleforce.org/) to give employees the opportunity to dispose of unwanted electronic waste in a safe and environmentally conscious way.

Other activities included informational booths to help employees learn how to have fresh, local, and organic produce delivered at home, alternative ways to get to work, and the benefits of installing a backyard rain barrel.

Indiana's schools benefited from our clean-up efforts during our annual “Teachers Day.”

[Read more about Lilly's Teachers Days](http://lillypad.lilly.com/entry.php?id=1981)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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