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P2 at the Office
Reduce Paper Consumption
- Print on both sides of paper - Reduce paper consumption by 50%. Single-sided,
double-spaced copies use four times the amount of paper as double-sided,
single-spaced copies.
- Try to edit on the computer to reduce pages printed.
- Single-space documents.
- Alter margins to eliminate pages with only a few words.
- Store files on computer disks.
- Use narrow ruled notebooks - cut purchases of notebooks in half.
- Reuse one-sided paper for scratch pads, bundle labels - Reduce waste 100%.
- Communicate via e-mail or phone.
- For presentations, use bulletin boards and overheads to reduce handouts.
- Reuse file folders.
- Use erasable message boards and calendars.
- Update your mailing lists to avoid unnecessary, multiple mailings.
Reuse Office Supplies
- Encourage your office manager to buy reusable items instead of disposable
ones.
- Have empty toner cartridges refilled and rebuilt by a professional re-inker
and reduce waste 35%.
- Bring unwanted catalogs and magazines to the office to trade.
- Reuse envelopes for interoffice mail.
- Use coffee mugs or other reusable cups for drinks instead of paper or plastic
cups - save approximately $500/yr.
- Use reusable trays in the cafeteria.
- Buy refillable pens, mechanical pencils, multi-strike typewriter ribbons,
tape dispensers, etc.
- Repair equipment instead of replacing it.
- Buy photocopy machines with double-sided paper settings.
- Encourage employees to bring their lunch in reusable containers.
Create an energy efficient work environment
- Design an open office plan with low-partition work stations to use
natural light instead of electricity.
- Install motion sensitive light switches to automatically turn off
lights in unoccupied work areas.
- Use the "stand-by" button on the copier to decrease energy
use by 70 percent.
- Use inkjet printers instead of laser printers; laser printers use
300 watts of power while inkjets use only 10 watts and produce similar
quality.
- Insulate duct work to reduce energy needed to circulate air.
- Incorporate a sub-metering system which motivates employees to save
energy by billing each office for its energy use.
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