10 ways to make the office a little greener

10 ways to make the office a little greener

Here are some useful tips to make the office a little greener to respect the environment and to work better, in an orderly and comfortable space.

Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerous

If you work in an office you can make your contribution for make spaces a little greener starting from everyday good practices and sustainable choices. In a green office we think about energy saving and waste reduction.





Each choice can represent an important step, from eco-sustainable business cards to the decision to give up the car to get to work by bike or public transport when possible.

Here are some useful tips to make the office a little greener to respect the environment and to work better, in an orderly and comfortable space.

Index

Recycled and recycled paper

Depending on the type of work done in the office, printing paper documents can still be very important and inevitable despite the spread of digital. For this reason the suggestion is to print on recycled paper and recover, When possible, the card already used to allocate it to new uses.

Recycling

We try to contribute personally to the separate collection in our office, we make sure that everyone does it correctly and we try to adopt strategies to reduce waste and waste.

Energy saving

The office in which we work can differentiate itself from all the others from the point of view of energy saving, especially from the point of view of lighting and the conscientious use of electronic equipment. Turn off lights and devices when not in use it would already be a big step forward.

Green lunch break

The lunch break in the office becomes green if we are committed to reducing waste. For example we can decide to bring lunch from home choosing containers, cutlery and reusable napkins for say goodbye to throwaways and the accumulation of waste.


Read also: LUNCH BREAK: HOW TO REDUCE LUNCH WASTE


Eco-friendly business cards

Business cards are always present on office desks but how can we do to make it greener? The best idea is choose business cards printed on recycled paper (you can find good and cheap ones also online such as on the Flyeralarm shop, a company that provides various environmentally and animal-friendly office products, perhaps using inks of natural origin and with low environmental impact, such as soy ink.

Plants in the office

Growing plants in the office is a great idea for purifying the air in a natural way. In fact, some plants do this best. For the office, choose plants like the lemon balm, philodendron and spatifillo. Plants in the office improve air quality and health, reduce stress and help you work better.

Read also: 5 PLANTS TO GROW IN THE OFFICE AND 5 GOOD REASONS TO DO SO

Creative recycling

Creative recycling also comes into play in the office. Did you know, for example, that document clips can be reused in a thousand ways to solve small everyday problems? Or that the old negative holders can become card holders and containers for business cards?

Read also: DOCUMENT CLIP: 20 ALTERNATIVE AND SMART USES FOR SMALL EVERYDAY PROBLEMS

Promotion and advertising

Company promotion and advertising can go green with some interesting tricks. Think, for example, of a website with a server that uses renewable sources, advertising material in recycled paper and maybe even vegan stickers free of unwanted substances and attentive to animals.


Sustainable mobility

Those who have the possibility can give up the car to reach the office and choose to go on foot (if it is nearby), by public transport or by bicycle. The same employers could facilitate those who travel in an alternative way to reach the office, perhaps with bonuses to buy the season ticket for public transport.


Read also: BONUS OF 150 EUROS FOR A FOLDING BIKE FOR THOSE WHO SUBSCRIBE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Working from home

Those who have the possibility can ask the employer for alternate office work with a few days of work from home. In fact, if we manage it well, teleworking helps us to save the environment, with particular attention to energy saving and the reduction of car trips to reach the office.

Read also: TELEWORK: THE GUIDE TO SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT BY STAYING AT HOME

add a comment of 10 ways to make the office a little greener
Comment sent successfully! We will review it in the next few hours.