For many years now I sincerely 'walk-my-talk' in regards to running my own business as sustainable and eco-friendly as possible. Here is a list of things I integrated, which might also give you inspiration on what steps to take:
- I operate a paperless office policy where possible
- Paper resources, if needed, are 100% recycled or from sustainable forests
- Other resources, where possible, are from recycled materials or fair-trade, that also goes for my coffee, juice, teas n' biscuits :)
- Post & courier services are kept to a minimum, I use an online FTP service for large file/media transfer, get on my bike or bus to deliver by hand if it's local business post
- My website is hosted by a "Green-Internet Service Provider" and runs purely on solar-energy
- I use public transport wherever possible
- All bulbs are energy efficient
- Waste is re-cycled meticulously: tin, plastic, paper, industry, organic, e-waste etc.
- Printer cartridges are refillable ones or low toxic
- Batteries are rechargeable (I have a solar charger also for my mobile phone & digi-cam)
- Stationary is mostly of recycled material -if not made by me from recycled components
- I work mainly from my home-office, this keeps clients overheads & carbon emissions down
- I reuse newspapers, cards, magazines etc. in a creative way and run 'eco-arts &craft work-shops' - great to de-stress and do something good for the environment having fun
- Most books needed are sourced 2nd hand or from libraries
- Things which I don't need any longer go to charity
Would be interested to hear your feedback on how you cope with the new demands on going green and sustainable... so don't be shy!
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Excellent stuff here Iris - a good bluprint for a more "eco" life. I definately need to try harder....
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