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The first of the
eco-friendly three Rs is reduce, and being green in the office means
looking for ways to reduce consumption throughout, from office
supplies to the items in the staff lounge. Consider implementing the
following suggestions to reduce the amount of waste produced in your
workplace:
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If you can’t go
paperless, buy recycled paper from local businesses to cut down the
energy used producing new paper, save trees, and save fuel in
transportation.
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Get the most out of
paper by printing on both sides and using scrap paper instead of
sticky notepads to make notes.
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Print using the “fast”
or “draft” setting to save ink.
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Recycle used paper.
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Set up a place in the
office to store and exchange reusable office supplies, such as
binders, envelopes (relabel them), and file folders (turn them
inside out).
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Set up a complete
recycling system for bottles, cans, photocopier cartridges,
batteries, printer ink cartridges, and plastic. Reuse anything that
can be reused, such as rewritable CDs and DVDs, and recycle the
rest.
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When disposable items
(such as cups) run out, replace them with reusable ones.
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Research practical
alternatives to having water delivered for water coolers, such as a
reverse osmosis water filtration systems.
It is time for all of us to make
better CHOICES… Are you with us?
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