Green Office Tips

Energy efficiency

Reduce your energy consumption:

Reduce the carbon emissions:

book a departmental hybrid diesel or a four cylinder car for travel when possible
use car pooling to attend meetings or take public transport
organise green meetings using teleconferences or videoconferences where possible.

Reduce packaging and food waste:

Reduce paper and printing products:

avoid colour printing. Colour printing generally uses more ink, so use black and white if possible
print in draft mode to conserve even more ink. It will generally lighten the shade, but you'll still be able to read your copy clearly
print double sided per A4 page if you have duplex printing or photocopying
set printing default to double-sided printing
use scrap paper for notes
read and edit documents on screen where possible
think before printing emails or documents to ensure it is absolutely necessary
make sure you have access to paper, cardboard and organic recycling bins.

Increase use of recycling:

purchase and use recycled paper and printer cartridges
increase the recycling percentage of paper (10%, 80%, 100%)
use the stationery catalogue which has a green tree icon to highlight products that are eco-friendly or use recycled content. Choose these items as they make a difference
place all used paper (used on both sides) in the recycling bin
recycle folders for meetings
collect cardboard boxes for re-use or if recycling place them in your recycling area
place your glass and plastic bottles, aluminium cans, tin cans, milk and juice cartons in the yellow top recycling bin.

Minimise water wastage: