Comments on: Make Your Office a Little More (Eco) Friendly

By: b5media Theme Day - School’s Out! (So where can green students find green careers?)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:02:21 +0000

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By: My Biggest Green Sin

My Biggest Green Sin — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:07:30 +0000

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April’s Health and Wellness Roundup… Best posts from the bloggers — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:12:08 +0000

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By: Joey

Joey — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:04:46 +0000

“4. We are trying to get our members (we are an association) used to NOT having so many handouts and papers at meetings and training events. Instead, we post as much as we can online to our website before and after meetings and relying more on electronic presentations for our trainings.”

Thank you! This has quickly become one of my worst pet peeves: sitting down at a meeting only to have the presenter plop down a ~20 page synopsis of his/her presentation in front of you – sometimes wasting an entire page for just a few words. There are inevitably always leftovers as well that just get strewn uselessly around the office before being thrown in a trash can and not recycled.

Sorry for the rant, but in this day and age, there is absolutely no excuse for the amount of paper most offices waste.

By: Where in the World is the Green in That?

Where in the World is the Green in That? — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:46:17 +0000

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By: It’s National Volunteer Week!

It’s National Volunteer Week! — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:04:03 +0000

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By: Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader

Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:48:16 +0000

LOL, yeah, it’s definitely something that takes some getting used to. I remember the looks on faces when I announced I was going to start using it to clean, ha.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:04:23 +0000

Alicia, I have no clue as to why they are so costly. But they are so much more than our regular stock, it really is something we’ll need to either budget for, or share with another company to see if we can get a discount.

I am trying out the vinegar solution for cleaning in my own home – it’s working well, but not sure I can sway the office on it yet….

By: Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader

Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:54:54 +0000

Yay for y’all! I have two immediate thoughts:

1. Why are recycled paper products so expensive?! *sigh* I don’t know a whole lot about the recycling process, but I’m guessing it has something to do with the price.

2. Try vinegar for cleaning. I’ve been using it for a while now and am pleased. Yeah, it stinks, but after a while I swear you get used to it, haha. Plus, after a while, you start to notice how much more pleasant it is on your head than commercial cleaners are. Once I’d been using it for a while, it really became apparent to me how “clouded” my head would feel when I was using commercial stuff. Too, it helped me stop using cleaners made by companies that tested on animals AND save some $$$ by not having to spring for some of the more expensive eco-friendly cleaners.

I’m such a vinegar advocate, lol.