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10 simple things that you can do at your office to help the environment.

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So, you’re thinking about converting your office or small business to an eco-friendly environment, but maybe you’re not sure where to begin. Well, for starters, there are many alternatives to traditional office supplies. Contrary to popular to belief, it’s much easier (and less costly) to switch over to earth-conscious products.

The UN Foundation offices are now LEED gold certified. This is a video on how it was done.

Recycling can begin as soon as your employees are adequately informed and educated concerning proper recycling policies. Make sure that all employees know about the recycling program within your company.

Make your next big meeting or event eco-friendly!

“The final combination of paper choices recommended to the client represented a 10% cost savings, 13% fewer carbon dioxide emissions, and 35% fewer trees when compared to their previous product,” says Nancy E. Landrum of Sustainable Business Design.

Believe it or not, all it takes is one simple sentence upon ordering: “And I won’t be needing the utensils and stuff, thank you.”

A tip from BC Buzz (www.bcbuzz.ca): decorating with LED Christmas lights uses 95% less energy than traditional lights and last more than 10 times longer.

Xerox develops new technology to print on chemically-coated paper using only light. The Text fades in 16 hours and the paper can be reused 30 to 100 times.

Ah, Christmas. ‘Tis the perfect season to be merry, bright and…green. But it’s not always easy telling your rosy-cheeked in-laws or your office colleagues, their hands brimming with beautiful, glossy (yet unsustainable) paper-wrapped gifts, on why you opted to give them local wine wrapped in a burlap sack (”oh, but it’s chic and reusable”).

Corporate social responsibility is an ever growing task for companies, and with today’s “green” movement, this concept takes on a whole new dynamic.

In my office, the combination of 160 watts of office equipment and 370 watts of lighting generated 1,810 BTUs per hour -- enough heat to keep my office uncomfortably warm even during cool fall days. In my case, turning on my window fan brings in another 95 watts of waste heat along with the outside air.

Great ideas for throwing an environmentally friendly holiday office party from TheGreenOffice.com!