Tips to Be Green at Work

Make your office more environmentally friendly. Try these tips.

• Consider for compressed work weeks and/or use less telecommuting to reduces commuting and traffic, leading to fewer automobile emissions.
• If can, be better use laptop as it consumes less energy than a typical desktop PC.
• Think before you print. Make sure you print only what is necessary.
• Use both sides of a piece of paper. Try to reuse envelopes as many times as possible.
• Instead of disposable cups, use glasses, mug or water bottle.
• Be Consider refillable pens and mechanical pencils rather than disposable ones.
• Use paperclips rather than adhesive tape.
• Use crayons or colored pencils instead of solvent-based markers.
• Make sure you select a sleep or stand-by mode for your copy machine, printer and fax when unused.
• Turn off your computer and the power strip when you leave. Set a sleep mode for your computer while you are away for short time.
• Switch out your old standard light bulbs with energy saving bulbs.
• Turn off the lights when you’re leaving the room for 15 minutes or more. Use natural light if possible.
• Put it into action and share these with your colleagues.

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