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Staple-less staplers – Hundreds of tons of steel (plus the
energy used to make and transport it) would be saved if every office worker used one less staple a day for a year.
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Greenery – Plants reduce CO2 levels, especially spider plants and
peace lilies.
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Paper – Try and go paper-less and recycle any waste paper. Paper
makes up 1/3 of all waste. Recycling one ton of paper saves almost saves almost six tons of CO2.
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Computer – Set your computer to
sleep after a few minutes of inactivity and turn on its energy - saving setting – it will save your
company as much as $100 per year. Shut down your computer and power off your monitor when you leave.
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Teleconference – Get a webcam and host a teleconference. One
cross-country meeting called off could mean one ton of CO2 kept out of the atmosphere.
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Mug – Bring a cup to work. Skip paper, Styrofoam cups and water
bottles. 2.7 million tons of plastic are used to bottle water each year, and over 85% of these bottles end up in landfills.
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Lights – Turn off the lights when you leave a room! Timers and
motion sensors help keep things low-energy in a big office.
