7 clever ways to stop office waste

When it comes to reducing wastage, small steps make a big difference. By implementing the following tips your office will benefit from reduced costs and greater productivity, and you’ll enhance your reputation by being an environmentally-friendly business.

1. Dial, don’t drive

Do you really need to conduct all your meetings face-to-face? Tele- and video conferencing is quick, simple and inexpensive to set-up. Many notebooks and desktops now come with conferencing capabilities so that you can lock eyes with your clients without leaving your office. Save money on air and train tickets and rapidly-rising petrol.

2. Maximise your mobility

Another great way to cut waste is with wireless mobility devices, Notebooks and connect you to your office so that you don’t use time and fuel making trips back and forth. Figures from the UK show that if small businesses reduced employee travel by just two working days a year they would collectively save more than one million tonnes of CO2, and dramatically slash their petrol costs.

3. Tonight, turn off your computer

Leaving your PC on overnight wastes more energy than you think. A shocking 75 percent of electricity is used by hardware that is supposedly turned off, according to recent research. It’s a common misconception that hardware uses no power when not switched on. Many appliances continue to draw a small amount of power when they are off – and that little bit really adds up. Unplugging things at the wall when you’re not using them is a great way to save power. Schedule your back-ups for your lunchtime so that you can switch off and unplug when you finish each day.

4. Work from home, one day a week

Studies have revealed that if UK employees worked from a home office once during the week they would save 516 million kilos of CO2 in reduced travel. They would also have lower travel costs, higher productivity and less stress by avoiding the peak-hour commuter rush. When employees must commute, encourage car-pooling.

5. Paper is precious

UK environmental group Waste Watch say white paper makes up 20 percent of the rubbish from offices and commercial sites. To reduce your paper trail use recycled products, only print when you really must, try to print on both sides, and use quality printing solutions like. They will help you enjoy improved printing productivity and not suffer from smudges, streaks or splatters.

6. Reduce by recycling

Recycling old hardware is easy with the HP’s Planet Partner service, while recycling your Original HP Print Cartridges is also quick and simple.

7. Spread the anti-waste word

Without proper communication your bright anti-wastage ideas will become just a waste of time. Make sure all your employees and colleagues are aware of and understand your initiatives.