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6 easy to follow tips to help keep the office eco-friendly

6 easy to follow tips to help keep the office eco-friendly

There are hundreds of things you can do to make your office more environmentally friendly! Here are just 6 tips from us.

 

1. Use natural light more

Open those curtains or blinds! Did you know that relying on natural light saves energy and money? There is no need to have all the office lights on all the time – especially during the spring and summer months in Malta where the sun streams through the windows practically ten hours a day.

 

2. Cut down on electricity

Oh, and make sure you switch off all those lights before you leave for the day/weekend!

 

3. Put plants in the office

Did you know that plants also produce oxygen, which offsets any chemicals released into the air? Aloe Vera plants, for example, have air-filtering qualities, with the ability to remove things such as formaldehyde and benzene from the air. The gel inside the plant can also be used to treat cuts and burns. By placing a plant in very office, you can improve indoor air quality and have something nice to look at.

 

4. Reduce, reuse, recycle

Only print things out when really necessary. Make it a point to reuse paper as scrap or scribbling paper rather than throwing it away. Print on both sides of the paper rather that one when you can. Recycle carboard boxes, batteries and electronics that are no longer being used.

 

5. No more single-use plastics

Encourage your colleagues and employees to bring their lunch in reusable containers rather than plastic bags. Ditch disposable cups and plastic cutlery; either have mugs, forks etc available for everyone or ask the employees to bring their own.

 

6. Remote-working

Working from home – even for one day a week - decreases the environmental effects of commuting to and from work. (Plus it also lessons the stress-levels of being stuck in traffic for ages).

 

Authored by the Finerton.com News Team (Malta)
Images Sourced from Unsplash.com & Pixabay.com

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