by editor at Wednesday, January 06, 2010 in Education & Learning
Tags:  going green, green, green challenge, green office, green office campaign

Going Green

A foreword about how “Going Green” gains a compulsory consideration priority.

Photo by chrisbosse

The Green Strategy originated in the early twentieth century when a large hole was discovered in the earth’s space in the Ozone layer that protects our earth from the onslaught and ill-effects of injurious rays from outer space. This hole occurred just above South America.

The Scientists did their hard work and analyzed that excess release of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and similar damaging gases are the cause and therefore are to be controlled to help undo the damage done. They also concluded that Americans alone are generating around 60% – 70% of these unfriendly gases. Experts worldwide approached United Nations to initiate preventive efforts.

The whole world is now part of these Green Campaign Worldwide strategies and awareness programs are being conducted to focus on the main causes that generate the adverse gases to eliminate or control them.

Studies have shown that forests, vegetation and trees consume carbon dioxide and release the friendly oxygen gas much needed by humans. All the Nations are prohibiting excessive cutting of trees to conserve forests. The forests attracts rain that help keep low the heavier carbon dioxide, besides some dissolves in raindrops and sink in the earth (Acid Rain). The waste dumped worldwide each year totals up in billions of tons. This waste includes household, office, factories, hospitals and all types of other residue waste that is thrown and dumped out as “Not wanted”. Experiments showed that this dumped waste put together generated more carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide than the natural decay cycles throughout the world.

The Green Office Week (2nd to 6th March 2009)

United Kingdom became the pioneer in the Green Office Campaign. A research was conducted that confirmed the office employees accepted the idea of Green office but very little effort was being practically made. The Green office week was organized in March to increase awareness. Eco friendly tips and ideas were projected to improve conditions. Avery Labels took the lead for their UK office. All employees were involved in the efforts to save costs. The media, TV and Radio picked up the idea and promoted it nationwide. A trend initiated to reduce waste dumping and to recycle it.

The Green Office and Eco Friendly Strategy

This strategy and related campaign forces on reducing waste dumping. The dumped waste combines with rain / waste water and air moisture to produce unhealthy and poisonous gases that rise above visible atmosphere to form a dome like cover, commonly called a blanket that does not allow earth’s heat to dissipate into outer space. This increases the temperature within our earth causing “In House affect” or Global Warming.

The Waste Dumping can be reduced in many ways.

• By increasing recycling of common waste of household, office, factories adequately.
• By encouraging use of products of recycled materials as their waste will recycle again.
• By encouraging reuse of usable waste directly.
• By saving all types of energy particularly fuel energy. When this burns in burners, ovens, cars, generators etc, the smoke emitted contains deadly carbon monoxide and dioxide.
• By controlling unnecessary wastage of daily use items in offices, homes, etc.

Contribute “Go Green” in Office – Recycle waste start-off suggestions

We can reduce what we throw out daily to conserve virgin materials.

• The daily incoming mail envelops can be reused by affixing a gum paper or sticker. If light colored inside then use as rough paper by slitting at one end.
• Ball pens can be re-used by using refills. Prefer ink pens.
• Use Window blinds saving electricity on winter heating or summer cooling.
• Switch off all machines not needed when closing office. One computer monitor will save enough energy to print hundreds of pages.
• Avoid high and stick to moderate temperatures for heaters save 20% cost and Air-conditioners, save 20% cost.
• Prefer open windows and fans in middle periods and save energy.
• Switch to energy saving products bulbs, sensors as far possible.
• Reuse shoppers, jiffy bags and cardboard packaging by labeling over previous addresses.
• Use files, cardboards, copier papers, rough pads, binders, packing materials etc of recycled waste.
• Use ink refills as far possible to save dumping of virgin plastic material.
• Use separate bins for glass, plastic, papers, card, food etc. to avoid waste mixing for easy sorting.

Prefer “Green” Recycled Products – Information and Statistics

Your preference to Green Products made of recycled waste will complete the anti dumping cycle. Prime virgin materials will be saved and amount to resource saving.

• Buy recycled paper; card products will eventually save trees and retain forests.
• Buy recycled plastic goods – will lead to save virgin material and ultimately fuels.
• Save energy in any form – would keep – preserve natural resources.
• Conservation of bio-chemical fuels means less carbon dioxide – less “in-house” gases-less global warming.
• Buy toner cartridges remanufactured. They sell cheaper but same quality as of new. A company using 1500 cartridges saved £8000 a year.
• Retain office furniture and equipments for longer periods for savings. Then sell or give to charity for re-use.
• About half of office wastes are expensive – high grade non-recycled papers.
• About 65% of office waste is recyclable but about 10% only is being recycled.
• 75% of world’s old original forests have been logged.
• World’s industrial logging that goes into paper makings is around 40% – 50%.
• Each office worker generates 1 ton of waste each year using over 20’000 paper sheets.
• Pulp and paper industry is the 5th largest consumer of energy Recycled paper uses 40% of energy than virgin paper and much less water.

The World population as a whole has to respond to the “Green Challenge” to save the “Ozone Sphere” from further damage. The positive efforts made will also reduce Global Warming as both these concerns are interrelated and call for nearly similar precautions. The third world countries should be amply supported as they alone do not have enough resources to divert to “Green” Strategy.