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Things you can do at home or work to become Green


“Be considerate to yourself, your family, your workplace, people around you and the nature on which we all depend” All of these segments are interconnected and are depended on each other. In our daily lives we don’t realize that how much “waste” that we produce from our natural actions.

There are many ways to support our Business to become sustainable and environmentally friendly. By helping our business; we actually help ourselves and the society in which we live.

Things you can do at work!

·         Print 2 sided – facilities are available in all of our printers
·         Do not print if NOT required
·     Well before the meeting send out Agenda and other information on email for all to  review  and feedback
·         Use projector where possible to avoid printing large documentations
·       Think of innovative ways to remove unnecessary processes where you may be using  lot of paper
·         Digitize your procedures (avoid printing)
·         Use water wisely
·         Make a rule to use dishwasher only once a day
·         Turn off your monitor/computer/printer when not in use
·         Use stairs to go up to few floors instead of using lift (this can be your exercise too!)
·     Participate in “Volunteer” program to give your time and knowledge as a gift to our society  
Using scarce resources (Human and Natural) wisely has become very important in recent times due to financial crisis. Business cannot afford to continue as usual in this resource constrained world.

It is all up to us to make this change and become smart, innovative and efficient in “what we used to do it”.

Things you can do at home to live eco-friendly life!

·         Grow your own vegetables if possible even one or two items
·         Monitor water and electricity usage
·         Install solar panels
·         Walk to close by shops or places instead of using car
·         Recycle your cloths, furniture and other unwanted materials
·         Create your own composting
·         Participate in community gardening programs
·    Talk to your local council on programs available to become eco-friendly and attend those programs to improve your knowledge of global warming and carbon emissions
·         Plan before you drive and go for shopping to avoid unnecessary costs of driving extra kilometres or end up shopping unwanted items
·         Teach your family, children and discuss ways to live environmentally friendly life.
·         Buy green, eco-friendly and sustainable products
·         Avoid using chemical induced products

For further information you can visit government website on  http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/ to know more about how live Eco-friendly life and understand carbon emissions and global warming.



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