How to Green Your Work

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There are far more resources for creating a healthy, green workplace than we could possibly list (let's call that a good thing). For more information, you can begin by diving into the Design and Architecture category on TreeHugger. Check out the archives and take a look at reader comments as well.

• Mega Q&A: Can My Printing Be Greener?
• Instant Survey: Recycling at the Office.
• Q&A: Eco Coffee for the Office
• Material Furniture makes workstations like the Autopilot from FSC Certified wood.
• The Green Office is a site full of eco-office supplies from stationary to toner to cleaning products to furniture.
• A folding bicycle can be the perfect tool for a greener commute to work and TreeHugger has investigated quite a few. A folder can accompany you on the bus or train and can fit in the trunk of the car if driving part way is a necessity.
• Electrically assisted bikes are another excellent way to make daily cycle commuting a reality. A small onboard rechargeable motor can help cover much more distance with less effort and less sweat. Electrically assisted bikes are available from many companies including Schwinn and Avanti, and there are also a number of retrofit systems like the Stokemonkey.
• The Leaf from Herman Miller is a high-end LED Desk lamp.
• And the Mix LED desk lamp from Luceplan is another low-consumption task light.
• The paperclip has a long and illustrious history and is, in truth, a very green product, observes Warren McLaren.
• TreeHugger passes along some “just great” green office smarts from The Times Online.
• Motherboard is a company that uses reclaimed circuit boards for all sorts of office and school-related products.
• Ecowork designs and builds ecologically-symbiotic office infrastructure using renewable materials and finishes.
• Dirtt provides a green cubicle system with close attention to detail.
• Krug produces office furniture with extensive ecological performance aspects.
• Springbrain office systems come in bamboo and other sustainable materials.
• Remarkable, from the UK, makes a range of exciting pens, pencils, and other school/office necessities from recycled materials and FSC certified wood.
• Joel Makower breaks apart the traditional cubicle thinking in Greening the Cube.
• TreeHugger’s tips on killing phantom power.
• Some direction on where to find Greenguard Certified seating.
• Greenprint software (Windows) gets rid of dead pages before the printer has to spit them out.
• The Think Chair from Steelcase.
• Herman Miller’s Mirra Chair and others are also C2C certified.
• Office dividers from Steelcase that contain no PVC and are recycleable.
• Interface, a maker of commercial carpets, has become an icon for its remarkably progressive practices and broad success.

Dig Deeper Into Other Sources

TreeHugger is one of many sources; here are some other great ones.

• Energy Star certifies office equipment for energy efficiency. They claim their certified office equipment uses about half the energy of standard models.

• Eco-Friendly Office Tactics from David Suzuki.

• 50+ Tips for Cutting Waste

• Greenguard Environmental Institute

• Greenbiz.com

Where to Get This Stuff

Vote with your dollars and help support the green revolution.

The following links are just a few examples of places to go for green office supplies. Treehugger does not endorse any of the businesses listed here.

• Ahrend, eco-friendly office furniture
• AusPen, refillable white board markers & inks
• EcoWork, eco-friendly office furniture
• ForestChoice, pencils from certified-sustainable cedar
• Geämi, eco-friendly packing and shipping materials
• The Green Office
• GreenWorks, supplying used furniture to offices and schools in the UK
• Herman Miller
• Krug
• Legaré Furniture, office furniture made with sustainable materials
• The Waterless Printing Association
• Remarkable
• Springbrain
• Steelcase
• Treecycle Recycled Paper
• Wilkhahn office furniture