How to Have a Greener Workplace

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Being kind to our planet is important right now. Even though the news headlines are dominated by the worldwide pandemic at the moment, the climate crisis hasn’t gone away, and we all need to do more to ensure that we protect the world we live in.

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We are already seeing a ride in natural disasters relating to climate change, and they are happening all around the world with alarming frequency – from flooding and storms, to raging wildfires – it is clear that more needs to be done in order to protect the planet.

Recycling at work is a great place to start – get together an office green team, who will be able to organise a more eco friendly attitude to life in the office and hopefully outside of it to. Here are some ideas for a greener workplace…

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Look into zero waste solutions – find out what materials you can recycle, especially if your office uses a lot of it – for example polystyrene recycling

Don’t use disposable plastic cups and cutlery – get some new cups and crockery for the canteen if you have one, and supply only reusable materials.

Start a monthly newsletter to get the whole company involved and keep everyone up to date on green initiatives, how much has been recycled and any ideas that people may have to reduce waste.

Reduce how much packaging you use as a company and recycle and packaging that comes into you.

Start a car sharing scheme to allow employees to get to work using less fuel – it will save them money as well as cutting carbon emissions.

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