Don't be afraid to get your toes wet!
Going green is not only great for the planet but it's also good for our wallets.
We can benefit not only at home but at work.
We can all do simple things to reduce our carbon emission and landfill contributions as well as protect our natural resources.
Here are some examples to get you started:
- Get a power strip - plug your computer, printer, TV, DVD, stereo, VCR, phone charges, etc into it. Then when not in use, flip the switch off. Unplug if not in use!
- Wash your clothes in cold water, only wash and dry full loads and clean out the lint filter after each load.
- Fix the leaking drips on faucets, toilets and pipes
- Unload your car - De-cluttering your back seat and trunk will lighten the load increasing fuel economy but will also portray a more put together professional.
- Inflate your tires and check your spark plugs - this simple trick increases your fuel economy and safety and performance.
- Cluster appointments and errands - create a driving plan
- Slow down - rapid accelerating and breaking and speeding lowers your gas mileage along with increasing your risk for a ticket.
- Bring your own bags to the grocery store - it reduces waste
- Bring lunch to work along with utensils. Making your lunch not only saves money but reduces your car usage. Now that you haven't wasted time sitting in lunch hour traffic - take a walk around the building or get to know some new co-workers.
- Do not use paper, Styrofoam or plastic plates, cups or utensils - not only does it cost money but it creates waste that does not go away.
- Telecommute from home a few days a week - reduces car usage, increases quality of life and productivity - win-win!
- Institute a recycle program at home and work for paper, plastic, glass and aluminum - reducing your garbage disposal fees as well as landfill space.
- Cut down on business travel by using technology for meetings - webinars, podcasts
- Send invoices, bills, proposals via email instead of by mail
- Look at your shipping costs - are there lightweight, smaller alternatives, could it be emailed?
- If you have to remodel or make replacements - choose water-efficient plumbing, bamboo flooring or even recycled items. Donate or sell any old items salvaging them the landfill.
- Go paperless - use electronic recruitment and benefit enrollment tools, publish newsletters to the web, at home have statements come to your email, pay bills on-line
- Register your business for the National Do Not Mail List http://www.directmail.com/
Want to calculate your CO2 footprint go to http://www.myfootprint.org/
Interested in gaining more tips on reducing waste go to http://www.globalgreenalliance.com/ or http://www.sustainablesynergy.com/
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