Any ideas to become more green ?

[annes]

Hi All !

Need some help about these. I’m thinking of getting my colleagues involved in recycling and reusing activity in the office, but I need some fun ideas to motivate them and get their interest.

Any good ideas on how to re-use old office supplies? Or any great ways on how to make your office more green?

[Wild-Woman]

Have a 'swear box' for a green charity like the Buglife.

Recycle your tea bags.

If you don't refill your printing cartridges, make sure they're recycled for a charity.

Put messages about saving electricity in strange places. Encourage your colleagues to leave nothing on 'Standby'.

Elect yourself as the Green person and have a childlike sticker chart on the wall.The person who's the greenest of the week, gets to go home half hour earlier on fridays.(Better run that one past your boss though!)

[Gill Catton]

green facepaint

don't waste food,
reuse, make do and mend,
grow your own veg and avoid pesticides in the garden,
work from home,

[muddyfeet]

Going green in the office.....

- Switch off equipment not being used, e.g photocopiers, printers etc
- Print double-sided if you have to print anything (uses half the amount of paper!)
- Re-cycle or re-fill toner cartridges
- Turn the heating down if you can (offices are often overheated due to pc screens etc)
- Use the stairs rather than the lift

The list is endless - similar to energy saving at home!

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by annes

Need some help about these. I’m thinking of getting my colleagues involved in recycling and reusing activity in the office, but I need some fun ideas to motivate them and get their interest.
Any good ideas on how to re-use old office supplies? Or any great ways on how to make your office more green?

Send old moble 'phones, inkjet and laser printer cartridges to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation for recycling:

The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Recycling Appeal: Recycle mobile phones, PDAs and printer cartridges to raise funds for Charities

It's easy to do and supports a great charity founded by well loved entertainer.

Jim

[Jez]

Expert Advice can be found at:-

www.business-in-environment.org.uk

www.thencbs.co.uk The National Centre for Business and Sustainability

Friends Of The Earth publish a Green Office action Plan Publications - Friends of the Earth Scotland.

Encourage your company to publish it's environmental & social accounts more companies are now doing so.

Get every member of staff sitting at a work desk to go and choose themselves a House plant to give to another member of staff to sit on there desk. Indoor plants reduce 87% of indoor pollutants making them valuable natural air conditioners.

[Jez]

Use Mugs at work instead of disposable beakers. If you are guilty as a company for using them you could visit this website Remarkable Pencils Ltd - UK Recycled Promotional Pens who produce 20,000 pens and pencils a day from disposable beakers!

Buy recycled stationary.

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Elect yourself as the Green person and have a childlike sticker chart on the wall.The person who's the greenest of the week, gets to go home half hour earlier on fridays.(Better run that one past your boss though!)

That's a good Idea or how about the green clean working machine awarded monthly with an organic or green gift, anything from organic cosmetics & beauty products or funky recycled wine or beer glasses the list is endless!

Another idea! How about setting up feeding stations around the building to encourage wildlife. That way colleges may appreciate and the environment wildlife little bit more?

I'll keep on thinking away for other ideas. I think it's wonderful you have taken the initiative & wish you all the very best with making company a greener environment to work in!

Originally Posted by Jez

Another idea! How about setting up feeding stations around the building to encourage wildlife. That way colleges may appreciate and the environment wildlife little bit more?

I'll keep on thinking away for other ideas. I think it's wonderful you have taken the initiative & wish you all the very best with making company a greener environment to work in!

i was in a rush earlier when posting this. looking back on it I can see a few words missing i.e wildlife which should have been typed in betwix the and environment & your in betwix making & company! I apologise for my rushed post and wish this reply to it not to be counted as a post!!!

Cheers Jez

[brenbee]

thanks jim, i've been wodering what 2 do with some old mobiles

[Adam]

Try not to be strict enforcing your 'green policy'. It is never going to be perfect, especially if it involves non like-minded people, and speaking from experience it can be a little frustrating getting everyone to buy your ideas!

[tameblackbirds]

Originally Posted by brenbee

thanks jim, i've been wodering what 2 do with some old mobiles

RSPB or any charity is happy to receive old mobiles