17 Tips to Make Your Office Greener

With the rising threats of climate change and deforestation, it's no wonder that many companies are implementing green strategies to reduce their carbon footprints. Green business plans are a fantastic way to make sure your business is operating in a conscientious way—and it can be a simple shift to make. Here are a few easy ways to reduce your everyday carbon footprint.

1. Use both sides of every paper you print on
2. Recycle paper
3. Reuse unwanted paper for scratch paper
4. Reuse and then recycle cardboard boxes
5. Print in black-and-white when available; color printing uses more ink
6. Recycle your toner cartridges
7. Email when you can instead of distributing paper memos
8. Store manuals and forms online instead of printing
9. Encourage employees to walk or bike to work instead of driving; offer incentives and prizes
10. Encourage employees to work from home when able; this will reduce your energy usage
11. Offer bike parking in your office
12. Responsibly recycle your e-waste such as computers, cell phones, and printers
13. Buy only high-quality equipment to reduce waste
14. Set your thermostat to a comfortable but reasonable temperature: over-cooling or over-heating can eat up energy
15. Program your thermostat to have after-hours settings that reduce energy usage overnight
16. Set your office equipment to energy-saving modes
17. Only purchase printers, copiers, and computers that are Energy Star rated for efficiency

These are just a few of the ways you can reduce our company's environmental impact. To learn more about green office strategies such as printer standardization and document management, contact us.