Articles tagged “Eco-Friendly Office”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Meet the Hosts: Ed & Rachelle By Team Planet Green IN Living With Ed May 14 2008 Ed Begley, Jr. says that people who call themselves environmental activists draw a line in very different places. Some people, well, they do what they can. And there's other people, like Ed, who draw the line at a very different... + READ MORE

Getting the Greenlight to Go Green By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden May 14 2008 When planning eco-smart home improvements in a city environment, getting a building permit can be half the battle. That means that although you may not be able to add solar panels to the front of your roof, there are still invisible but environmentally effective and legally admissible ways to reduce your dependence on the power grid. + READ MORE

Make Your Books Greener: Start a Library at the Office By Michael Graham Richard IN Work & Connect Apr 30 2008 Obviously, the greenest book is the one that you don't buy. But there is one way to make the books that you already own greener: Start a library at your work place. + READ MORE

Recycle Your Electronics Easily at Big Retailers By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Apr 29 2008 In 2005, used or unwanted electronics amounted to approximately 1.9 to 2.2 million tons.Staples No matter the brand or where the equipment was purchased, Staples' recycling program covers everything from desktops, laptops and printers to peripherals like keyboards, mice and speakers; each piece of large equipment (e.g.... + READ MORE

Send Mail Through USPS.com By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 23 2008 At the U.S. Postal Service's Web site, you can print postage-paid shipping labels, buy stamps and other shipping supplies, change your address, and put your mail on hold, as well as schedule free package pickups. + READ MORE

Take a Fitness Break By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 8 2008 Take a fitness break in lieu of a coffee break today, says celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler, who designed this bite-size workout for the time-crunched moms at Mommy Track'd.Then, while seated, kick straight out in front of you 10 times per leg, while keeping your back straight and the belly pulled in. Next, reach down... + READ MORE

Turn the Lights Out at Work for Earth Hour By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Mar 26 2008 Discovery headquarters will be taking part in Earth Hour on March 29 by turning off its lights from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. We hope you'll participate in this global effort to raise awareness about electricity conservation by switching off your office lights and equipment as you leave, and then going dark at home on Saturday. + READ MORE

Guest Post: Find a Greener Alternative to Sticky Notes By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 17 2008 In this guest post, Erin Doland, editor-in-chief of the home and office organization blog Unclutterer.com, shows us how we can use Post-it-style reminders, without creating unnecessary waste. If you use a back door to your house as your main entrance and it has a storm door on it, keep a dry erase marker nearby to put... + READ MORE

Get Recession-Ready: Calculate Your Lunch Savings By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 17 2008 We've mentioned that brown-bagging it to work will save you a wad, but if you want to talk tangible numbers, hop on over to Dinkytown, a financial Web site that includes a lunch-savings calculator.Noshing on home-cooked goodness 20 times a month, according to the numbers we crunched, could potentially save you $4,888... + READ MORE

Be an Eco-Friendlier Freelancer By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Mar 14 2008 The freelancing experts at FreelanceSwitch have a whopping 29 simple ways freelancers can consider the environment in their home sweet home office, beyond the usual suspects. One of our favorite tips is persuading your clients to join One Percent for the Planet and donate a portion of their profits to environmental... + READ MORE

Save Energy With Awnings By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Mar 10 2008 A hundred years ago, awnings were common on hotels, office buildings, and the grandest of houses, for a very good reason: they shaded the window and kept the heat of the sun out. + READ MORE

Take the Day Off Work By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 6 2008 I'm not really advocating a mass exodus from the office, just my sly way of letting you know that I willn't be in today (boss, take note!)I will play the piano and I willn't cook anything at all.I will rejoice in the love for my wonderful husband and children. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Office, Part 2 By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Feb 26 2008 This is the second part of Detox Your Home: In the Office. To save energy, unplug them or use a power strip, which can be turned off altogether. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Office, Part 1 By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Feb 26 2008 Don't look now, but your home office is staffed with gadgets full of hazardous materials that could make the job of balancing your checkbook an even bigger drag. Don't quit, though - it's easy to manage the problem areas and teach your workspace how to be a team player. + READ MORE

Reinvent a Vintage Frame Four Ways By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 19 2008 A gorgeous flea-market picture frame can do more than hold a favorite picture. Pocket organizer: To create a wall display for showing off photographs, postcards, notes, or colorful keepsakes, cut a mat board to fit your frame, then create "pockets" from additional strips of mat board by gluing the edge of the strips to + READ MORE

Reduce Your Company's Carbon Footprint By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Feb 11 2008 As part of its goal to operate as an environmentally aware and carbon-neutral company by 2009, Guidance, which designs and supports business applications and technology solutions, has developed a guide you can download to help you evaluate your own company's carbon footprint. Offset your remaining carbon footprint:... + READ MORE

Go Paperless in your Home Office By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Feb 11 2008 Discussions with my editor from my paperless home office Over in TreeHugger, there is a discussion about how homes are going paperless more quickly than offices. Many have tried to reduce their paper use at home in different ways, including getting and paying bills online, but as the old joke says, "The paperless... + READ MORE

Rent College Texts, Save Money, Resources By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 6 2008 Starving college students of America rejoice: You can subsist on more than ramen by saving up to 75 percent on textbooks by renting them, instead of paying full price. If you're loathe to part with any of your study buddies-The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment... + READ MORE

Request a Clothing Recycling Bin from Wearable Collections By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Jan 30 2008 While most clothing brands don't have a take-back program like Patagonia does, Manhattanites in the Big Apple have another option that makes recycling used duds as easy as recycling bottles. cans. and newspapers. Wearable Collections makes it easy for people to donate used clothing by placing collection bins in their... + READ MORE

Earn Rebates When You Recycle Electronics, Gadgets By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Jan 29 2008 If laptops, computers, cell phones, PDAs, and flat-panel monitors are piling up on you at home, MyBoneYard can help you recycle them, and even put some cash back in your pocket, in some cases. If you're a frequent upgrader, this site might be just thing you've been waiting for to clean out that drawer full of cell... + READ MORE