Go Green In Office

Are we aware enough about Go Green? And what shall take ourself seriously accountibility for our planet?

Image courtesy of www.sustain.ucla.edu

Here to share some useful tips to save our planet by recycle and reduce waste of using plastic or non-biodegradable products.

Here are the 10 ways to go green in office, information sources from Origins Malaysia's facebook. Find it quite meaningful and practical. (^_^)

Also click here for more Origin's Go Green info: http://www.originsmalaysia.com/apr09-recycle.html

10 WAYS TO GREEN YOUR OFFICE
1. Instead of spending money on bottled water, invest in refillable water bottles and glassware—and use the water filtration system in your office kitchen.

2. Before tossing something in the trash, ask yourself if it’s recyclable. If the answer is yes, use the recycling bins in your kitchen and/or copy room.

3.Turn the lights off in offices and conference rooms when they’re not in use.

4. Swap your standard cleaners for non-toxic, natural soaps and sprays and you’ll save yourself and your co-workers from inhaling harmful chemicals.

5. Use the double side printing option when printing large documents. Re-use printed paper for “scrap” paper.

6. Use Ecofont as the default font for everyday documents and you’ll use less cartridge ink over the long term.

7. Designate a bin in your office where employees can donate gently used books, ink pens, binders, supplies and computers to schools, charity stores, libraries or nursing homes.

8. Contact the companies or organizations that send you junk mail and ask to be removed from their lists.

9. Instead of using disposable kitchen products, bring your own reusable cutlery and tableware from home.

10. Use a bulletin board or send out regular emails to share the latest green news and ideas with employees.

So, will you put some effort to implement the above methods? (^_^)

Actually not only Origins, there are many others skincare and cosmetic brands are practicing this, even in major shopping mall are encouraging people not to use or waste their plastic bag, shoebox, and also paper bag.

Besides, plastic bag is really a waste when you do your daily grocerry shopping or buy things from supermarket or shopping mall. Recycling plastic bag is still a waste and do not really help our planet. For me, how many time you would recycle a plastic bag? In the end, you will still dispose it right away after a few usage, isn't it? So, I would prefer not to have them rather than just recycle them.

Some people may also have a wrong perception where they use more paper bag to replace plastic bag. This is actually also not so encourage as the more paper we use, the more trees will be sacrificed!

I know sometimes it is not easy to do it effectively, but do practice and I believe we could make it happen. (^_^)

I have been practicing hard in the office and trying to be more aware in real life. Have you?

All these paper can be recycle!

Yeah, also plant some trees in the office or at your house garden. Reduce the waste and Produce the Green! (^_^)