office practices...

Offices use a lot of paper, a lot of energy, and a lot of products that have been created using a lot of energy. Pollution prevention in offices means:

• cutting down on use of paper (do double-sided copying, consolidate files, circulate documents via email and websites when possible)

• receiving less junk mail (see Business Junk Mail Reduction Project)

• recycling 

• disposing of chemicals and batteries responsibly

• cutting down on unnecessary energy use (opening windows during cool hours of the day to cut down on air conditioning use, letting sunshine in to cut down on heating use, using energy-efficient appliances and lighting).

• buying products made with recycled content.