7 Eco Friendly Ways we are Keeping Our Office Greener
Now that we have our own office, we are trying to keep it as eco friendly as possible. We love our new office space, but definitely want to stay mindful when it comes to our carbon footprints. This post is sponsored by Dasani & The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are my own.
7 Eco Friendly Ways we are Keeping our Office Space Green
Composting – We put everything we can into the compost. Shelley has plans for a huge garden behind the office next year. Preparing that area with compost is going to make it one amazing place to grow food.
Lights off – The windows in the office are ideal so that we can leave the large lights off. We have separate lights for taking pictures and videos, but only turn them on as needed. We keep the electricity use to a bare minimum.
Paperless – You won’t find much paper in the office. Most of our documents are stored electronically. Any notes and scribbles you will find written on scrap paper. We save envelopes from junk mail and other paper scraps for our obsessive list-making tendencies.
Recycling – If we can’t compost it, we recycle it if possible. Dasani green-capped bottles are recyclable.
Repurposing – If we can’t compost it or recycle it, we try to repurpose it. This is where Shelley got all the creative genes in the family. She finds a use for everything. In fact, the building we are in is repurposed. It’s above an old barn.
Boxes – I guess this goes along with repurposing, but as bloggers, we get a lot of boxes. We make sure to reuse all of them. If we can’t find a purpose for them, we find someone who will. People who sell products on eBay or Amazon are always looking for shipping boxes.
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Sustainable water bottles – Every office needs snacks and water. We both have reusable water bottles but quickly drink them. There is no running water in the office yet, so we keep it stocked with water bottles.
That’s where Dasani’s new green-capped bottles come in. The Green Bottle Cap water bottles from Dasani are composed of 30% plant materials. The bottle’s eco friendly and sustainable packaging help us stock the office with less guilt.
If you drink a lot of water bottles, look for the green cap. Dasani’s green-capped bottles are the environmentally-friendly choice when it comes to water on-the-go.
Do you have any eco friendly tips?
Seems like you’ve got it pretty well covered. I live in a townhouse and don’t compost.
I have thought a lot about composting lately! It seems like a smart thing to do.
I save my boxes all year long so I can use them at Christmas time. I’ve also went paperless as well.
We recycle what we can. Our waste recovery centre also collects all our food waste to compost at their site. This has helped us cut down on what goes to the landfill.
We get a ton of boxes too. We use them all the time for mailing out things for friends and family. I love to upcycle when I can too.
Oh I’m jealous of your compost bin! I want one of those!
I’m also working on getting all our documents stored digitally. And we also have a huge pile of boxes stacked up waiting to be reused.
Love this! Such great ways to keep everything green! I need to step up my game!
I need to be better at reusing my boxes! I just don;t have anywhere to store them in the mean time! You guys are awesome!
These are all great tips! I’ve been trying to open up the doors and windows to save on energy, as the weather starts to cool. And when it comes to the, oh, 10-15 boxes I get each week…they always go in the recycling. I hoard them in my apartment and take them all down to the recycling bins at once.
You’re awesome for composting. I told my daughter she could help me start one if she wanted to. We do like the new green bottle cap bottles from Dasani!
I drink a ton of bottled water. I will have to start looking for the green cap. We try to recycle and compost as much as we can.
Composting really makes a big difference in our waste each week. Recycling has helped us reduce our garbage to under half a bag a week.
I love finding new uses for old items. Recycling furniture is always a fun project to do. These are great tips.
Those are great eco friendly tips! We recycle everything we can at my house.
Being green is good. Great tips.
We reuse ALL boxes. We even have a large box (boxes within boxes) going for the kids to make a fort out of one of these dreary Winter days. It’s great that Dasani has greener bottles!
These are great ideas. I’ve been thinking about composting. I really should give this a try.
We are big on composting here too! My husband made a large barrel outside for our food scraps and we recycle heavily.
All your ideas for an eco-friendly office are wonderful. I’m also a box re-user so I love that idea and I always keep an assortment of boxes on hand for shipping.
I have SO MANY BOXES it drives my husband crazy with all the blog deliveries. I always try to recycle but it would be even better to reuse them!
I re-use as many boxes as I can. I owuld love to start to compost. I need to look into that.