Save Paper
The average office worker could save 475 sheets of paper per year by reducing their margins from the default setting of 1" to 0.50".
Business Goes Green
Following her talk at the June 19 Chamber dinner, Chestertown Mayor Margo Bailey passes on these "green" tips for your business:
You'll find all the recycled push pins your heart desires at Green Earth Office Supply.
The Green Office stocks conventional products alongside their greener counterparts, but you can order your search results by "greenness." Handy icons also let you know, at a glance, if a product contains recycled content, is biodegradable, or has reduced chemical content.
The GreenLine Paper Company stocks myriad business necessities, including Sustainable Group's recycled cardboard binders and GRC's remanufactured printer and toner cartridges.
Office Depot recently launched a Buy Green portal. You can also peruse a Green Buyer's Guide that directs you to selections of Office Depot's eco-friendly wares by category.
Business and home offices use a significant amount of electricity for heating and cooling, lighting and operating equipment. Here are four easy ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help make the air cleaner:
Manage office equipment energy use better
Office equipment and electronics use energy even when idle or on stand-by. To save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at work, always activate the power management features on your computer and monitor, unplug laptop power cords when not in use and turn off equipment and lights at the end of the day. Consider using a power strip that can be turned off when you're done using your computers, printers, wireless routers and other electronics.
Purchasing
When buying new products for your office at work or at home, look for ENERGY STAR qualified products.
Use less energy for your commute
Switch to public transportation, carpooling, biking, telecommuting and other innovative ways to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on your way to and from work. Encourage your employer to offer commuter benefits that address limited or expensive parking, reduce traffic congestion, improve employee recruiting and retention and minimize the environmental impacts associated with drive-alone commuting.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Recycle office paper, newspapers, beverage containers, electronic equipment and batteries. Reducing, reusing, and recycling in your office helps conserve energy, and reduces pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from resource extraction, manufacturing, and disposal. You can reduce, reuse and recycle at the office by using two-sided printing and copying; buying supplies made with recycled content; and recycling used printer cartridges.
