Ways to green your office.

Buying green

• When choosing what to put in your cart, look for products with environmental attributes like recycled materials, credible third-party certifications, and other eco-designed elements. You can also choose from products that meet our "eco conscious" criteria for more advanced environmental features. Find these on our Shop Green Products page, or by using the "eco conscious" filter to narrow your selection.
• Consolidate online orders to reduce the amount of packaging materials used and delivery trips made.
• Purchase gently used or refurbished furniture and fixtures for your office. You can also set up areas for free exchanges of unwanted office supplies, furniture and equipment. Then donate unwanted items to organizations in need.
• Encourage employees to use greener transportation and lodging options when traveling for business.
• Develop and adopt a green purchasing policy for your office, making it easier to buy green.

Reduce, reuse and recycle

• Conduct a waste audit that will help focus efforts and determine which waste items can be reduced through simple changes or recycling.
• Speak with your building manager about setting up a recycling program at the office if your company doesn't already have one. For items that may not be accepted by regular recycling providers, such as ink and toner cartridges, electronics and batteries, find off-site recycling resources at earth911.com
• Place recycling bins next to all trash bins.
• To reduce paper use, print only what is necessary, make double-sided printing the default on all office computers, reduce document margins to fill page space, and reuse scrap paper whenever possible. And whenever possible, distribute company publications electronically.
• Use eco-conscious paper options for printing and copying. Look for post-consumer recycled content or agricultural waste fiber content of 30% or more, or paper that is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

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