Office Depot says it cut emissions, saved energy

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Office Depot Inc., the nation's second-largest office products retailer, said Tuesday it had reduced carbon dioxide emissions at its North American sites by 10.1 percent.

The Delray Beach-based company said that between 2005 and 2006, its 1,100 retail stores as well as warehouses and offices cut back on energy consumption through a variety of methods.

It retrofitted stores with efficient lighting, added sensors that turn off lights in bathrooms when they're not in use, set uniform temperatures for all stores and installed new heating, ventilation and air conditioning units.