Very interesting article from the Guardian which should hopefully make us all think before we print!
“British office workers waste up to 120bn pieces of paper every year, costing businesses as much as 10% of their turnover, according to Envirowise, a government-funded programme that offers advice on sustainability to businesses.
Pointless printouts lay waste to profit
August 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · AIB, blog, environmental, envirowise, inconvenient, office, pointless, printouts, profit, unsustainable, Waste, workers
Reduce Carbon Footprint – Guide To Green Office
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments
A great article form the Office Supplies Blog, detailing ways in which we can reduce our carbon footprint in office/workplace. They write. In an initiative to address sustainable developments in an effort to prolong the mother earth’s longevity, to ensure a healthy and resourceful world for our future progeny, we here at Shoplet.com [...]
Tags: · change, climate, eco, friendly, green, office, Sustainability
Ways to a greener office
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The average working North American spends a quarter of their year in the office – 8 hours a day, five days a week. What better place to consider making green changes to help out the environment?
Here are 10 ways you can make your office more green, courtesy of Digiblog:
Paper – Find out where your paper [...]
Tags: · change, climate, Energy, green, office, reduction
Outlook for summer is warm … and wet
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Britons can look forward to a slightly warmer summer this year after last year’s washout, according to the first seasonal forecast by the Met Office yesterday. The forecasters added, however, that the summer could still be wetter than average, though they said the risk of a repeat of the extreme flooding last year was low.
The [...]
Tags: · forecast, inconvenient, met, office, summer, warm, weather, wet
Office waste costs UK business £15bn, campaigners say
February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Campaigners are taking a giant rubbish bin to the streets of London today to highlight how much waste is generated in offices around the UK in a single day.
Envirowise, a government-funded group that advises business on sustainability, said bad waste practices are costing UK industry at least £15bn each year.
Tags: · costs, envirowise, inconvenient, office, Recycling, Waste
EcoStapler – uses no staples
January 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The innovative EcoStapler™ means you’ll never run out of staples again! Handheld, the EcoStapler™ will clip up to 3 pages together by a clever cutting and folding action which happens as you clip.
Tags: · eco, environment, gadget, green, office, stapler, Waste
Be an office eco-worker
January 15th, 2008 · No Comments
As well as bringing you the latest news, we also trawl other sources for interesting tit-bits. This fantastic guide from The Times Online will turn all of us office dwellers into super eco-workers! Or will it?
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