Think about your actions, this could not only help save the planet but they could also save you some money and you never know, you might even feel good about it!
Top tips
Switch off your photocopier overnight - a copier left on wastes enough energy to make 5,300 A4 copies
Save paper - an office worker uses on average 20,000 A4 sheets a year, most of which gets thrown away. Every tonne of paper recycled saves around 17 trees, 4620 gallons of oil and 5 cubic papers of landfill, so thinking before printing
Recycle your old mobile phone. There are over 20 million potential toxic redundant mobile phones abandoned. Laid out together they would cover an area of 4,950km2
Pump up your tyres - Make sure your company cars are pumped up to manufacturers limits. For every 6psi that a type is under inflated, fuel consumption can raise by 1 per cent. Michelin have produced special energy tyres which they claim can save 6 per cent in fuel use over 12,000 miles
Make the most of natural light - don't block windows with blinds, filing cabinets or plants and then turn all your office lights on!
Put a spider plant on your desk. Indoor plants are a natural air conditioner and can remove up to 87% of indoor pollution in 24hours
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