San Francisco EVO² Verizon Wireless Premium Retail Stores Partner With Customers to GO Green, Phase 2

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 9, 2010 -- SAN FRANCISCO – June 10, 2010 – Focusing on making Earth Day every day, the local EVO2 Verizon Wireless Premium Retail Stores are rolling out ways for Bay Area EVO2 customers to take small steps to make big differences in saving the planet and going green.

“Together EVO2 Verizon Wireless Premium Retail Store customers can make a significant impact on the Bay Area environment by cutting back on solid waste and fuel-based greenhouse gas emissions,” said Robert Marhamat, Vice President of Sales with EVO2. “We want to lead the wireless industry in taking a stand to help the environment and encourage all cell phone customers in the Bay Area to join EVO2 in our mission to go green!”

In phase one of the approach, EVO2 Verizon Wireless Premium Retail Stores asked customers to email receipts, contracts and magalogs instead of walking out with their paper counterparts. Now, in phase two of the GO Green initiative, EVO² Verizon Wireless Stores have converted 90% of all paper flow to a robust digital infrastructure which has cut approximately 104 reams of paper on a monthly basis. “I am excited about phase three where we will take our GO Green initiative to a new level by converting all store locations to thermal printers, and recycling 95% of all paper that travels in and out of the company,” said Judy Park, Corporate Administrator of EVO², in charge of the project.

“We can all partner together and help to cut back on paper waste in our landfills by getting our materials delivered electronically instead of printing and wasting paper,” Marhamat said. “That’s a really easy first step to take which collectively makes a huge impact.”

Meanwhile, EVO2 customers can choose to go green by selecting a “Green Bill” instead of a typical snail-mailed bill. They can also conveniently use VZ Navigator wireless phone options to get streamlined driving directions or Gas Finder to locate a low-price gasoline station close by without driving to survey prices.

“Why drive all around town when everything you need is available on a wireless phone,” Marhamat said. “That’s the great part of being an EVO2 customer plugged into the best 3G network available in the San Francisco Bay Area.”

Customers can also reduce energy use by unplugging their phone chargers when not in use.

“Leaving the charger plugged in uses ‘phantom’ energy from the grid,” Marhamat said. “That’s another simple way EVO2 Verizon Wireless Premium Retail Store customers can make a big difference for the Bay Area.”

EVO2 Premium Retail Stores, providing service from Verizon Communications, are located throughout the Bay Area including San Jose, San Mateo, Redwood City, Hayward, San Francisco, Tracy, Concord and Brentwood - with more locations opening this year. For information on EVO2 or its San Francisco area store locations, please call 888-NEW-LINE.

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Media Contact:
Robert Marhamat
EVO2 Verizon Wireless Stores
rmarhamat@vzw-mail.com
415-658-6777

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