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Where to Get Eco-friendly Home Office Supplies

January 20, 2009 in Healthy Green Home, Home Office by Jennifer | No comments

Last week we started looking at eco-home office ideas. You can catch up by reading:

It actually used to be hard to find eco-office supplies; at least on a budget. The places carrying these items were few and far between, so you had to pay a lot for even simple things like recycled content printer paper. Currently though, things are a lot better. So many places carry eco-office goods that you’re sure to find what you need at a decent price.

Here are some good places to start your eco-office supply search:

Later I’ll post some cool specific green office products – nice green office bling you’ll adore.

Green Your Home Office – Home Office Eco Ideas

January 15, 2009 in Green Your Home, Healthy Green Home by Jennifer | 2 comments

This week we’re looking at how to create a healthy and green home office. The other day we saw some office supplies and products that can help you reduce waste and chemicals.Today some tips that can help you easily green your home office space.

Shredding rules: If you splurge on one amazing piece of equipment, make sure it’s a shredder. You need a heavy duty paper shredder. This will help you keep things tidy and supply you plenty of free and recycled packing material. If you have too much shredding, you can compost the extra, or simply toss it in the recycle bin. It doesn’t pay to buy a wussy shredder though. Get a really nice one, like the OfficeMax Shredder, Cross-Cut. This shredder has a 20 sheet capacity (even with staples) and shreds crazy stuff like credit cards and DVDs.

Try green flooring: Some nice eco-friendly rugs, that still allow your chair on wheels to roll around include:

NOTE: for real rolling ease, you should use a rug mat under the rug you choose.

Bring in some real green: Plants are both healthy and green. Placing two or three around your desk is an easy way to improve the air quality in your office. Opening that window from time to time (even in winter) will help to improve your air quality and green your space as well.

Stay warm, save energy: If you can, set up a home office thermostat that’s programmable. If you’re in and out of your home office quite a bit, you might want to consider a sweater vs. the heat cranking.

If something breaks… You should take more steps than just tossing the item. One, see if your item can be fixed. Two, if it can’t be fixed, see if you can recycle it. Three, if it’s not broke, I’d say hang onto it. However, we all know there are folks who like the latest office gadgets. If this is you, don’t toss your old one, donate it to a cause. Plenty of non-profits can use an extra computer or printer.

Stay tuned for tips on green home office accessories.

How are you greening your home office?

Create A Healthy and Green Home Office

January 13, 2009 in Green Your Home, Healthy Green Home by Jennifer | No comments

I’m thinking that with the start of the new year, redesigning a room in your house to be greener is a great plan. One easy place to start with a green home make-over is your home office.Over the next few days we’ll look at how you can get your home office, be it a space, or an entire room, into tip-top green shape.These tips can also be applied to your out of the house office if you like.

Your basic home office supplies checklist:

There are basically three sorts of products to watch out for in home offices – products that drain excess energy, products that use too many resources, and products that are chemical heavy. Of course, you want to be on the flip side of this…

Products that save energy in your home office: Read the rest of this entry »