Roll up those green sleeves and get to work!

by Julie Cook

February 19th, 2008 in Business, carbon footprint, Environment, How Green Are You?

Businesses of all sizes are looking for easy ways to minimize their carbon footprints. Want a quick suggestion? Start with the office supplies. Companies like Blue Dolphin, The Green Office, Sustainable Group, and Earth Friendly Office Supply offer not only eco-friendly products but business resources like carbon offsetting and sustainability consulting.

TreeHugger’s Green Guide for How to Green Your Work has some great ready-to-use tips.

Here’s a few work-related facts from TreeHugger:

Once: the number of times that most of the more than 25 billion cartons manufactured in the U.S. are used.

55: percentage of water saved by producing recycled paper as compared to virgin paper. Recycled paper also takes 60% – 70% less energy to produce than paper from virgin pulp.

120: tons of steel saved if every UK office worker used one less staple a day.

8 billion: gallons of gas saved if every commuter car in the U.S. carried just one more person.