Written by Elisabeth Edvardsen for Hippy Shopper
On our daily quest to find the eco movements out there we came across Green Office Week – yes there is a week for everything these days.
It’s all good being green at home, but what is the state of your office? A 2010 Avery environmental survey found that one in three office workers has a lazy attitude when it comes to looking after the environment at work, despite 69% believing that being eco-friendly at work will make a substantial difference to the environment.
Simply by making a few small changes you can make a difference to the environment – something we all should be doing every day of the year. Green Office Week (GOW) runs from Monday 9th May to Friday 13th May this year and is encouraging you to make your office greener by daily themes. So why not use this year’s Green Office Week as a start to a greener office environment!
Check out the gallery below to see how you can make your office greener in just five steps!
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Offices are hotspots for paper waste – who ever said we would live in a paper free society? Make every piece of paper count and do not print unnecessary documents. Also ensure that all paper is properly recycled if it can’t be reused. Jiffy bags and envelopes should be reused if possible to save both the environment and a few pennies!
- Coffee or tea – Why not invest in an eco-kettle that lets you easily measure how many cups you need (only boil enough water for the amount of cups you have to fill!).
As they are also made to boil the water quicker an eco-kettle is a great investment! - Switch off – Why not invest in an eco-kettle that lets you easily measure how many cups you need (only boil enough water for the amount of cups you have to fill!).
As they are also made to boil the water quicker an eco-kettle is a great investment! - Turn down the heat – Feeling a bit chilly at your desk? Bring in a jumper or a throw. We all have a different sense of what is cold, so unless it’s 17 degrees think about alternatives on how to keep warm. This will of course help on electricity bills – even if you don’t personally pay them – as well as the environmental impact. Make sure all windows and doors are closed when the heating is on too.
- Reusable cups, not plastic – Feeling a bit chilly at your desk? Bring in a jumper or a throw. We all have a different sense of what is cold, so unless it’s 17 degrees think
about alternatives on how to keep warm. This will of course help on electricity bills – even if you don’t personally pay them – as well as the environmental impact. Make sure all windows and doors are closed when the heating is on too.
