Going Green in the Office

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Be a leader in your workplace and an active advocate for our environment.  Set an example and create a trend – after all if you make time to look after the environment it will look after us and our children!

Here are some simple but effective ways to go green at work!

Saving Energy

1. Look at what you use hot water for and consider switching off your hot water service or turn the thermostat down low.
2. Use energy saving light globes and turn off lights that are not needed.
3. Personal desk fans are very effective to cool you down AND force you to clean up your desk so the papers don’t blow away!  Only resort to the air conditioning on really hot days. Personal fans use less energy than refrigerated air conditioners and less water than evaporative coolers.

Saving Water

1. Only fill up the kettle with enough water to make your cup of tea, saving both water and energy.
2. Any water left in drinking glasses at the end of the day can be used to water the plants, rather than just throwing it down the sink.
3. Wait until you have a full sink of dishes before washing up, rather than wasting water doing small lots.
4. Encouraged staff to use the half flush button on the loo wherever possible.

Reducing waste

1. Keep live plants instead of fake ones, which means less ‘unnatural’ resources have been used to decorate your office space.
2. Do not use disposable crockery in the office – buy reusable takeaway cups.
3. Use scrap paper for notes instead of buying new note pads.
4. Encourage staff to minimise printing and only print when absolutely necessary.
5. Use the back of scrap printer paper for internal printing.
6. Print two pages to the one side. The text is smaller but it’s still easy to read and uses half the paper.

Reusing Resources

1. Shred waste paper once it’s been used both sides and give it to friends for garden mulch.
2. Purchase recycled paper wherever possible.
3. Recycle ink cartridges.

Lead by example, be inspired.  Small changes DO make a difference so start now!

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