3 June 2008 - 14:13Changing Your Office Environment
I’ve often wondered about my coworkers habits outside the workplace. Do they make an effort to conserve energy at home? Do they secretly only drink bottled water?
Since I work for an environmental organization, you would assume that my coworkers are extremely environmentally aware and vigilant, but let me assure you that even people who work in the field do not make the best choices all of the time.
In my office, there’s always someone who refuses to print double-sided pages or chooses the garbage bin over the recycling bin. But to be fair, we have done a few exemplary things – like designate a couple of small office printers to use only scrap paper – and collect and dump compost responsibly (even though our office building does not provide the service).
Turning your office green involves buy-in from upper management, but it also requires achievable goals, determination, and a little creativity to make it fun. If you are looking for some ideas to bring to your next workplace meeting, click here for ways to take eco-action in the workplace.
4 Comments | Tags: In the workplace
03 Jun 2008 - 14:51
Off-topic, but here’s an interesting story about ‘keyhole gardens’ I thought you should know about:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7432972.stm
09 Jun 2008 - 11:49
Where I live there aren’t too many places to recycle batteries so I set up a little container in the office for old batteries that I then take to our city hall recycling location.
12 Jun 2008 - 10:54
A lot of photocopiers can be set to automatic duplex printing, which can help to make people in the office print double-sided pages.
13 Jun 2008 - 15:41
excellent tips for office conservation!