Easy Tips for a Sustainable Office.

Even if you missed Jared Blumenfeld’s inspirational presentation at Challenges '08, here are some tips for a sustainable office. Every small step helps.

Ensure you recycle: Make sure there are plenty of options for recycling. Recycle paper, your milk bottles, and look for companies that recycle old printer cartridges, computers, office equipment and furniture.
If you need to replace office equipment check that
• If it uses energy ensure it is an energy efficient model. Check it's energy rating.
• Replacement printers should be able to do double-side copies to cut your paper consumption.
• Recycle the old stuff, don't send it to landfill.
Power down
• Set your computers/laptops up so that they go to sleep after a period (say 20mins) of inactivity.
• Turn your computers and other office machinery off at night and week-ends.
• Turn the lights off in meeting rooms etc when they are not in use.
• Replace bulbs with energy efficient ones and make the most of natural light.
Buy products that are in themselves recycled: paper, toner refills etc.
Find suppliers who provide eco-friendly products and send it to you with the minimum of packaging and/or will recycle packaging for you.

Want to do more? More information about making you company sustainable can be found on the MFE website.