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Green Your Office

An Introduction to “Going Green” at Work

Wednesday, June 24th 2009

Welcome!

Welcome!

James Stevenson, UF/IFAS Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability

Making decisions today for the future of our communityMaking decisions today for the future of our community

Pinellas County’s Journey to Sustainability

Economic Drivers for Behavior Change

Green Your Office

Energy

Purchasing

Waste Reduction and Recycling

What About @ Work?

What are the Benefits?

Lowered Energy Costs

Improved Equipment

Lowered Disposal Costs


Improved safety and health of workers in the office.


Improved awareness of environmental stewardship in the organization.


Conservation of natural resources and energy.


New markets for recycled materials and new jobs created.

Anything Else?

Stand apart to consumers looking to support green businesses.

Energy

One desktop printer wastes abut $40 a year if left on overnight.

Energy

Energy

Use a power-strip to plug all peripherals into.

Peripherals include: printers, speakers, portable memory devices, chargers, etc.


Install occupancy sensors in suitable rooms.


Use Power-Settings on various office machinery.


When the time comes, replace office equipment with Energy Star rated items.

The Power-Hog

Energy settings, available on most recently-purchased models can reduce consumption by up to $80 per person, per year.

“But I heard…”

Purchasing

Questions:


Is this purchase really necessary?


Is there a “green” alternative?

Questions:

Can this be rented?

Can this be returned?

Questions:

Can it be found locally-manufactured?

Products

Products

Building & Construction Materials

Products

Building and Construction Materials

Forest Stewardship Council

Products

Carpets


Products

Products

Cleaning Supplies/Services

Products

Cleaning Supplies/Services

GreenSeal

Products

Electronics

Products

Electronics

Products

Electronics

EnergyStar

Products

Office Supplies and Paper

Products

Meetings and Conferences


The average per capita paper use in the USA in 2001 was 700 pounds.


85 Million tons of paper thrown away in 2006 – three- fold increase since 1960.


35% of municipal solid waste is paper and paper products.

EPA reports that recycling causes 35% less water pollution and 74% less air pollution.

40% reduction in energy when paper is recycled vs. paper made with un-recycled pulp.

Every ton of recycled paper saves 380 gallons of oil.

Waste Reduction and Recycling Solutions

For any copy projects, always print on both sides of the paper.

Use e-mail for routed copies.


Waste Reduction and Recycling SolutionsUse the back of waste paper for notes, faxes and draft copies.


Eliminate junk mail.

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Barriers

Communication is Key

The Commute

ProductsThe Commute

Telecommuting

Products

Carpooling


The Commute: Solutions

Public Transport



Cycling

Cycling



Cycling(Amenities for Staff)


Just the Beginning

Establish a team to guide/promote the program.

Make a commitment.

Starting

Create organization-wide guidelines.

StartingSeek support and participation from all levels of the organization.

Tips

Tips

Sample Office Checklist

(pinellascountyextenson.org)

Questions?

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