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

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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

What are the Benefits?

Improved safety and health of workers in the office.

What are the Benefits?

Improved awareness of environmental stewardship in the organization.

What are the Benefits?

Conservation of natural resources and energy.

What are the Benefits?

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.

What are the Benefits?

Install occupancy sensors in suitable rooms.

What are the Benefits?

Use Power-Settings on various office machinery.

What are the Benefits?

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:

What are the Benefits?

Is this purchase really necessary?

What are the Benefits?

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

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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

Waste Reduction and Recycling

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

Waste Reduction and Recycling

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

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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 Solutions

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

Waste Reduction and Recycling Solutions

Eliminate junk mail.

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Barriers

Communication is Key

The Commute

ProductsThe Commute

Telecommuting

Products

Carpooling

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The Commute: Solutions

Public Transport

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The Commute: Solutions

Cycling

Cycling

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The Commute: Solutions

Cycling(Amenities for Staff)

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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?