Many workplaces today are adopting green policies and practices, but are they noticeable at desk level?

When looking around a computer station, it’s easy to notice all of the paper strewn about, disposable coffee cups piled up and the computer chugging away, even while not in use.

Individuals can start improving their indoor environment at work, starting with their desks. While recycling paper is important, reducing paper consumption is an even better option. Switch printer options to print on both sides of the paper. When going to get a cup of coffee in the morning, bring a reusable mug, don’t take the throw-away cup. And finally, change the settings on computers so they go into sleep mode after 10 minutes instead using up all that energy when they are not in use.

Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin co-authored True Green @ Work, a guide that provides these as well as countless others ways (100, in fact) to make the office environment greener. Click here to find out more about this book and how you can get a copy for your office.

Posted by KateRusnak in Green office