Target Stores Working On Making A Greener Place for You to Shop

In honor of Earth Day, many store have been publishing what they are doing to go green. Our recent find was Target. Here are a few things they are doing to lessen their carbon footprint.

Reduction of overhead lighting from 4 lamps to two in over 500 stores.
LED lights are now being used in store signs resulting in a 40% improvement per case.
20 Million miles and 3 million gallons of fuel were saved in 2009 by loading the Target trucks smarter
21 stores in California and Hawaii have solar panels that generate 15-20% of the store's energy needs.

When it comes to conserving water, Target is right there leading the way.

By using ultra low flow hand washing faucets in their new stores they are using 80% less water.
Using Smart Irrigation reduces the amount of water needed to maintain landscape
270 acres of storm water retention ponds have been created to capture the runoff from their stores nationwide.

Also be in line this week to receive a free reusable bag at Target stores. 1.5 million will be given away. Not able to get to the stores? Send in 5 target plastic bags and receive a coupon for $1.00 off a reusable bag making it less then $.50 cents.

Head over to Target.Com/Eco-friendly to find out more about Targets bid to go green.