It Ain't Easy Being Green
At work. Make it a habit to:
- turn off the lights when you're leaving any room for 15 minutes or more and utilize natural light when you can.
- turn off your computer—and the power strip it's plugged into—when you leave for the day.
- print on both sides or use the back side of old documents for faxes, scrap paper, or drafts. Avoid color printing and print in draft mode whenever feasible.
- think before you print: could this be read or stored online instead?
- recycle everything your company collects.
- bring your own mug and dishware for those meals you eat at the office.
- take the train, bus, or subway when feasible instead of a rental car when traveling on business.
- use nontoxic cleaning products. Brighten up your cubicle with plants, which absorb indoor pollution.
For more ideas, go here.
posted by kate @ 1:27 PM
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2 Comments:
As you know, I am extremely pro-conservation, but these items statistically are getting a little nit-picky.
I frequently turn off lights when i leave rooms, but having compact flourescents has a much greater impact.
The computer and power strip being on 24/7 would only use about $3 a month in electricity.
Thinking before you print: Paper copies are a necessity for important info, just wait till a bug ruins your computer and you lose that info, or your hard drive or motherboard crashes, ridding everything.
The train, bus or subway, you would have to learn a new city's routes, follow them, plan ahead, and waste company time jumping around routes. Not smart for people who want to keep their job.
I know im just being devils advocate. I would focus more on the big items, not the little ones. Like buying a more fuel efficient car could eliminate 3 tons of carbon per year being put into the air.
Not everyone can buy a new car. But everyone everywhere can turn off their computers and lights before they leave the office.
Is all I'm saying.
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