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A Green Office by Kristin McGinnis, MBA Masters, Sustainable Development
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A Green Office – Why & How• Reality of the World• Why “Going Green” at the Office is Important• Basics of Sustainability• Ways to Make an Impact
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The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
How do you see the world?
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Waste
Natural Resource Depletion
Pollution
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Why should I care?• Your Health
• Your Surroundings
• Future Generations
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Basics of Sustainability• How do your decisions
impact your body, your community, the world?
• Triple Bottom Line (3BL)
Environmental Economic Social
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Ways to Make an Impact• Reduce• Recycle• Purchasing• Feel Empowered & Lead by Example
Think of the 3BL on select slides…
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REDUCE: Improving Our Habits
Computer Habits Printing Habits Lunch Waste Transportation
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Computer Habits
It costs a 300W system $328 per year to run 24/7
Item Watts
Typical Desktop CPU 65-250
Laptop 15-60
LCD Monitor 15-70
CRT “old school tube” Monitor 80
Michael Bluejay, Inc. (2013)
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Improve Your Computer Habits
Put monitors on sleep mode when you take breaks
Turn off your computer when you leave for the day
Turn off peripherals (i.e. speakers, scanners, mice) & appliances (i.e. coffee maker) when not in use
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Printing Habits
The average worker uses 10,000 sheets of copy paper per year
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Improve Your Printing Habits
Think Before You Print
Print to PDF
If you must print, Print Double-Sided
Technologies for Viewing E-Documents
Reuse Paper for Drafts or Scratch Paper
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Lunch Habits
An average of 200+ pounds of food are wasted per person per year.
What about food packaging?
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Ways to Reduce Lunch Waste
Skip the Fast Food Urge…Plan Ahead
Only Pack What You Will Eat (& make sustainable food choices)
Pack Lunch in Reusable Container Instead of Baggies
Skip the Paper Plates & Plastic Utensils
Pass on Bottled Water…Use Reusable Bottle or Glass
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Transportation Habits
There are 128.3M commuters in the U.S.
How do you get to and from work?
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Transportation Habits
Nearly 80% of people drive alone to work.
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Improve Your Transportation Habits
Carpool to Work…or to Lunch
Combine Trips & Errands
Public Transportation
Bike or Walk to Work
Telecommuting (working from home)
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RECYCLE: Improving Our Habits
Paper Kitchen Items E-Waste
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Recycle…Paper
Paper makes up the largest percentage of the municipal solid waste stream – yet is one of the most recoverable items to be recycled.
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Recycling Tips… Paper
Ensure Paper is Discarded in Recycling Receptacles (incl. wrapping)
Recycle Newspaper & Magazines
Reuse File Folders
Save blank return envelopes that come with bills…and reuse
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Recycle…Kitchen Items
Many recyclable items are sent to landfills.
Packaging, chipboard, food containers, etc.
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Recycling Tips… Kitchen Items
Most Items are Recyclable….Think Instead, What is Trash?
Clean & Recycle Food Containers (i.e. yogurt)
Remember… Recycling is Only Second-Best to Reusing
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Recycle…E-Waste & Other Items
At least half of the U.S.’s e-waste ends up overseas, such as China, Nigeria, or India
(Asia Society, 2013)
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Recycling Tips… E-Waste & Other
Ask if Office or Building has System for E-Waste Recycling & Batteries
Recycle Printer Toners
Donate Supplies, Furniture, etc.
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PURCHASING: Improving Our Habits
Paper Kitchen Items Other
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Purchasing Tips…Think Green!
Recycled Paper
Pass on the Single Use Snacks & Beverages
Buy Items with Little/No-Packaging (Bulk)
Green Cleaning Supplies (incl. aerosols)
What is more GREEN than a Plant?!
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Recap: How to Make an Impact• Reducing
• Computer Habits• Printing Habits• Lunch Waste• Transportation
• Recycle• Paper• Kitchen Items• E-Waste
• Purchasing
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Feel Empowered & Lead by Example• Feel Empowered to Make Change• Ask Questions of Decision Makers• Others Will Follow Your Good Example• Teach & Listen• Be Creative
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RememberSmall acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.
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The EndQuestions?
For more info, visit…rmogreen.blogspot.com
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References• Asia Society. (2013). E-Waste: Dumping on the poor. Retrieved from
http://asiasociety.org/policy/environment/climate-change-and-energy/e-waste-dumping-poor
• Aune, S.P. (2013). 25+ resources for carpooling. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2008/09/30/carpooling/
• Bowman, M. (2008). About your commute. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/marcus.bowman.slides/us-commuting-statistical-analysis
• Earth 911, Inc. (2013). Paper. Retrieved from http://earth911.com/recycling/paper/
• ETHunters. (2013). How much does it cost to run a computer 24/7? Retrieved from http://www.dslreports.com/faq/2404
• International Bottled Water Association. (2013). U.S. Consumption of Bottled Water Shows Continued Growth, Increasing 6.2 Percent in 2012; Sales up 6.7 Percent. Retrieved from http://www.bottledwater.org/us-consumption-bottled-water-shows-continued-growth-increasing-62-percent-2012-sales-67-percent
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References• Michael Bluejay, Inc. (2013). How much electricity do computers use? Retrieved from
http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html
• Reduce.org (n.d.). Become a paperless office. Retrieved from http://156.98.19.245/paper/
• The Water Project. (2013). Bottled Water is Wasteful. Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water_wasteful.asp
• U.S. Census Bureau. (2013). Megacommuters: 600,000 in U.S. Travel 90 Minutes and 50 Miles to Work, and 10.8 Million Travel an Hour Each Way, Census Bureau Reports. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb13-41.html