As spring begins to make an appearance, we can't help but begin to rethink how our office can be more green. Now granted, we use green as our company color, but there are others ways to go green too!
1. ceramic coffee mugs: not only show off your company's logo, but also reduces the use of styrofoam and wax/paper cups
2. dry erase mini boards vs. post it notes: another chance to lesson the paper at your desk but still feel the sense of accomplishment as you check completed tasks off of your to-do list.
3. eco friendly office supplies: like recycled folders, paper, pencil, pens with paper barrels
4. digital frame: don't print those show and tell photos, instead put them on a digital frame. they come in sizes as small as a keychain or 8X11 for at your desk.
5. stainless steel water bottles: another way to illiminate styrofoam or paper/wax cups
6. telecommute: use internet or conference calls more, save yourself the trip! there are many online options like webex.com or freeconference.org
7. walk, bike or take public transportation: try to do this more days than driving into work! Chicago offers some great options, check out transitchicago.com
8. join a car sharing organization: like zipcar.com or igocars.org
9. electronic mailings: we have switched to all client billing and announcements (vs. printing + snail mail) and you can too! constantcontact.com is an easy to use solution! quicken.intuit.com is another option.
10. reuse paper: we only bought one box of paper last year! you can too by printing on the other side and using PDFs more often. createpdf.adobe.com
11. recycle your cell phones: (donate to a good cause!) recyclemycellphone.org or ncadv.org
12. Unplug your cell phone, laptop computer, and other electronic device chargers when your battery is fully charged or when the power cord is not in use. The "power brick" transformers continue to use electricity whenever they are plugged in. More tips here: mwalliance.org/resources/efficiency-tips
Overall our goal is to reduce, reuse, recycle and buy smarter.
And we hope you will join us!