While big environmental changes often come from the head office, employees have a lot more control over the greening of their workplace than they may think. That's the word from NSF International, the organizationthat sets safety and health standards for food, water and consumer goods.
According to the NSF, there are lots of things you can do without any help from your boss that will make your office a greener and healthier place.
- Green you’re air: Plants do more than just pretty up your work space. Plants also absorb indoor air pollution and increase the flow of oxygen and can help prevent "Sick Building Syndrome" — a condition where off-gassing office decor, carpeting and furniture can lead to upper-respiratory colds, eye infections and viruses and inflame allergies.
- Use green cleaning supplies: When cleaning your desk, choose products that are certified for "green cleaning." These products will be hard on germs, but easy on the environment.
- Drink smart: The Natural Resource Defense Council suggests coffee itself is less sustainable than the coffee pot. Look for coffee that is organic, shade grown and fair traded. Using stainless steel filters rather than paper filters, unplugging the pot when not in use and bringing reusable mugs and glasses to work is also important.
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