The top ten office environmental pet peeves and why Xerox went green

A survey of the top ten environmental pet peeves among over 1,569 adult U.S. and Canadian office workers by Harris Interactive: 1. Mindless printing resulting in increased waste (40%); 2. Leaving lights on (37%); 3. Lack of recycling bins (33%); 4. Excessive air conditioning in summer and heat in winter (29%); 5. Excessive use of paper products, like cups, plates, etc. (27%); 6. Coworkers not recycling (27%); 7. Coworkers not printing double-sided when they can (24%); 8. Too many cover sheets when faxing or printing (24%); 9. Having to store paper copies of existing, electronic files (24%) and; 10. Leaving computer on and not powering down when going home (23%)