Green Office Tips!
With ever increasing environmental awareness concentrated around climate change, carbon footprints, pollution, recycling, and even the imminent demise of the high street carrier bag, it is little wonder that office supplies and in particular, green office products, may not be the first thing people think about when considering what they can best do to help the environment.
However, every little bit helps and you’ll be amazed when you discover just how much you can do – and how easy it is to do it! Read on for some great Green office tips.
Everyone has heard of re-cycled paper and envelopes but did you know there are ‘Greener’ alternatives to almost every product you regularly use in your office? In fact there is a complete range of Green office supplies available today.
If you are considering Green Office Products for the first time you may be surprised to learn that you can obtain part-recycled staplers, hole-punches and part-recycled marker pens!
You’ll probably also be surprised at just how much energy you can save by making small changes to your behavior at work. Take a look at the following green office tips.
Remember to share them with your friends and colleagues.
- If the temperature in your office increases by only 2°C you will create enough CO2 in a year to fill a hot air balloon.
TURN IT DOWN - If you forget to switch your computer off when you leave at night then after a year you will have created enough C02 to fill a double-decker bus.
SWITCH IT OFF - Leave your photocopier on standby overnight and you will be wasting enough energy to make 30 cups of tea.
TURN IT OFF - Talking of Tea – leave your office lights on overnight and you could be wasting enough energy to make 1,000 cups of tea.
- Leave the lights on overnight in your office for a year then you will have wasted enough energy to heat a home for almost 5 months
TURN THEM OFF - Have you got air conditioning? Turn it off for one hour a day and after a month you will be able to power a TV for over a year
GET SOME BLINDS OR HAVE A COOL DRINK – BUT REMEMBER - Leave the fridge door open for 30 minutes a day and you will waste enough energy in a year to power a lighthouse for nearly 4 days!
CLOSE THE DOOR
On average offices waste £6,000 each year by leaving equipment on over weekends and bank holidays. Simply turning off your monitor when you go home – and reminding your colleagues to do the same - can make a big difference.
To Go Green in the office you need to lead by example, but it’s also important to make it a team effort. Ask your colleagues and friends where they think energy is being wasted, and encourage them to think about how they can all use less.
Don’t forget to share these Green Office Tips with all your friends and colleagues.
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