Right around this time of year, many across the country sit down in front of their TV’s to watch their favorite sports teams battle it out on the field and the court. Maybe it’s their allegiance to a certain team or perhaps it’s just an excitement over the competition. Either way, more often than not, the team that wins is the team that performs best.

When it comes down to it, the better performer does a few specific things. Here are three: Efficiency, Fitness, and Practice.

The Efficient Athlete: The player that can get from point A to point B as efficiently as possible and wastes no energy in getting the results they need, whether they’re going to the end zone or the rim. After they get to where they’re going, they’ve not only done what they need to, but they’re ready to keep going. Why? Because they’re efficient.

The Efficient Green Business: The efficient business is much like the efficient athlete. They don’t waste energy or precious resources getting to the result they need. They don’t waste fuel or energy trucking their waste to the landfill, and they don’t waste money by not taking advantage of recycling. Where athletes score goals and win the game by being efficient, businesses save money and succeed.

The Fit Athlete: Just about every sport requires men and women to be in tip-top condition, except perhaps professional eating—though we don’t know if that qualifies as a sport or not. Either way, the player that is more fit will inevitably have the advantage over a weaker or slower player—it’s just the way the game is played.

The Fit Green Business: Similar to the fit athlete, a fit business has all the parts of the whole working in perfect unison. Without proper waste management, things can actually get out of hand. Let waste collect and you have a problem that slows you down. Ignore waste and it will slowly bleed you of funds you could have used for something else. For a business, bad waste management can be a slowly worsening injury or a flat out fracture. Either way—it’s best to stay in tip top shape, and better recycling can help do that.

The Well Practiced Athlete: This One’s Simple, the well practiced athlete knows what he or she is doing. They know the plays, they know their way around the field. They have it all together—and they’re a fine tuned machine that will always succeed when put up against an out of practice opponent.

The Well Practiced Green Business: While less obvious, a business is also like an athlete in this sense. Practicing green initiatives yields positive results. Whether it’s in the form of a better company culture or more resources to spend on new projects—the practice of going green can only end with progress.
All of these factors will go into creating a more successful company, and they aren’t hard points to drive home. For businesses and potential waste affiliates alike—going green is a ticket to success.