| Almost every night I turn on the news and hear a | | | | cartridges in printers and copy machines. As an added |
| story about how unhealthy our environment has | | | | bonus, these recyclable cartridges are usually cheaper |
| become. The ice caps are melting, our drinking water is | | | | too. |
| contaminated, and even our air is full of dangerous | | | | 3. Ditch the styrofoam coffee cups that will be sitting in |
| chemicals and toxins. What kind of world are we | | | | a landfill for generations. Instead use a coffee mug that |
| leaving for our children? | | | | can be washed and used over and over again. |
| Rather than just sit by and do nothing my family has | | | | 4. Use email whenever possible and don't print out |
| decided to start living a greener lifestyle. It's a small | | | | every email you get. That defeats the whole purpose! |
| start but we hope that by being a good example | | | | 5. Re-use printer paper for scrap rather than tossing it |
| others will follow our lead and by working together we | | | | in the trash. |
| can really make an impact. | | | | 6. Replace lights with more energy efficient bulbs and |
| So to help you get the ball rolling I've put together a little | | | | encourage everyone to use power saving modes on |
| list of green living tips you can practice at work. Be a | | | | their computers. |
| good example for your coworkers and encourage | | | | If you're an office manager or employer you can |
| them to do the same. | | | | implement these suggestions right off the bat. |
| 1. Recycle as much as possible, including paper, glass, | | | | Otherwise you can try going to your boss and start |
| and plastic bottles. Make sure you place collection | | | | making suggestions. Try to emphasize the financial |
| areas wisely. Many people just will not walk across the | | | | savings the company could see and they may be |
| building to drop off their soda cans and newspapers. | | | | more open-minded. These simple green living tips may |
| But if you can make it easy and convenient for them | | | | seem insignificant by themselves but if we all make |
| they'll be more likely to recycle. | | | | minor adjustments to our daily routine we can have a |
| 2. Another way to recycle is to use refillable ink | | | | huge impact on our environment. |