Heatons & The Environment
It’s official, there’s no getting away from it!
It’s down to each and every one of us to do our bit for the environment... and even the smallest of changes has an impact!
According to the green consumer guide the choice of environmentally friendly office supplies is quickly expanding in all areas. With so many consumables in the office, choosing ecologically sound products is especially important.
A major consumable in any office is paper. The increasing standard of recycled paper products means that there is little or no difference in quality when compared to new, environmentally harmful paper. Other areas in which significant environmental progress is being made includes furniture, telecommunications and IT consumables such as printer cartridges, so get on board.
Heatons Can Help
We're here to help you, and we're currently asking our customers to swtich to electronic invoicing. You probably do it at home anyway, so why not at work? Simply call our accounts department on 0151 649 6005 and ask to switch to e-invoicing.
Buy Green
Buying Green is a really good way to make a difference without changing your habits too much. All you have to do is select an Eco alternative product instead!
However, environmental claims can be misleading and sometimes products that claim to be environmentally friendly simply are not. We take great efforts to select products that offer the greatest benefit to the environment as possible.
In all of our publications we label environmental products and indicate why they have been selected.
Think about the changes you could make in your office. Recycling bins, recycled paper, turning lights off – it is easier to talk to people about these issues if you have some experience of it and believe in it yourself. Remember that any benefit to the environment, however small makes a difference.
Facts & Figures
Here are some really good facts which might help you see where you can make some quick but effective changes to your office environment...
The average employee generates 1 tonne of waste per year – that is 100 black bin bags each! Much of this can be recycled – start recycling today.
50% of typical office waste paper is high grade – that's expensive stuff to be wasting. Switch to re-cycled paper.
Put a plant on your desk, Indoor plants are a natural air conditioner and can remove up to 87% of air pollutants in just 24 hours.
The average office worker uses 20,000 sheets of paper a year. Reduce your consumption by 50% by using both sides of the sheet!
If you leave your computer monitor on all night you’ll waste enough energy to laser print 800 pages of A4. Turn all machines off when not in use.
Office equipment left on all weekend can quadruple running costs. Turn them off before you go home!
Rechargable batteries are capable of being recharged over 1000 times. Switch to rechargeable options now.
Useful Contacts
A-Z of waste, how to reduce it and what to do about it: www.wasteonline.org.uk
Practical environmental advice for businesses including advice, information and training:www.wasteonline.org.uk
MPS (mailing preference service), if you type in your details on this site, you will be taken off the business mailing list and 'junk' mail will no longer be sent to you: www.mpsonline.org.uk
www.uswitch.com – Information and links to green energy providers in your area