Sustainable Office: Green Tips for Your Workspace

Whether you work from home or in a traditional office, your workspace offers many opportunities for sustainable choices.

Energy Efficiency

• Enable sleep mode on computers
• Use power strips to eliminate phantom power
• Shut down completely at end of day
• Use natural light when possible
• Switch to LED bulbs

Paper Reduction

• Read documents on screen
• Print double-sided
• Use "draft" mode for internal documents
• Buy 100% post-consumer recycled paper

Sustainable Supplies

• Refillable pens and markers
• Recycled content notebooks
• Paperclips instead of staples
• Buy secondhand furniture

Food and Beverages

• Bring lunch in reusable containers
• Use refillable water bottle
• Bring your own coffee cup
• Keep reusable utensils at desk

Waste Management

• Know what's recyclable in your area
• Set up composting for food scraps
• Reduce before recycling

A sustainable office demonstrates that environmental responsibility and productivity go together.