How To Promote Sustainability in the Workplace

Does your business promote an eco-friendly work environment? If it doesn’t, you should follow the suggestions we have included in this article on how to promote sustainability in the workplace. Following these suggestions will allow you to create an environmentally conscious culture. It will also have a positive influence on the lives of your employees by encouraging them to continue their eco-friendly practices at home. Keep reading below for our suggestions.

Implement Categorized Waste Stations

Make recycling easy for your employees by implementing smart waste stations throughout your office. These stations will include waste bins that are categorized accordingly.

For example, one bin may be labeled as paper waste for the paper bags and napkins restaurants give out. Another bin can be labeled for plastic waste, which will be for the plastic bags and containers used for food packaging. And, lastly, your third bin can be labeled as “landfill” to make your employees hyper-aware of where the trash—if not disposed of properly—will end up.

Having categorized waste bins will encourage your employees to make smart decisions when throwing their garbage away. These habits will carry over to their lives at home, as well.

Recycle Old Electronics

Does your business currently have a storage space packed with old desktops and other electronics? Are you planning a mass upgrade, such as getting new laptops and printers for your office? If your answer to either of these questions is “yes,” you will need to figure out how you will dispose of these old items.

There are many environmental benefits to recycling your old electronics. For this reason, you want to be sure to recycle all of your business’s older items. Rather than letting them sit in the dust or letting them end up in a landfill, take the time to find an e-waste recycler. They can properly recycle your items. By working with an e-waste recycler, you’ll also set the right example for your employees—they may even feel motivated to do the same with their own personal items.

Encourage “Green” Transportation

One fun way to promote sustainability in the workplace is to encourage “green” methods of transportation. You can encourage a buddy system where those who live near one another can consider carpooling to work. Or, you can set a specific date each month or week when your employees can be incentivized to carpool with one another.

You can also begin a yearly office tradition where all employees will be highly encouraged to use an eco-friendly method of transportation. This day of the year can have a fun theme or title. For example, you can call it, “Take the Bus/Train to Work Day,” and have it become a big meaningful tradition.

There are many ways to encourage your employees to use green methods of transportation. Don’t hesitate to have fun with it and make it a rewarding action. This will create that chain of events where your employees will continue this lifestyle at home, as well.

Now that you know how to promote sustainability in the workplace, you can implement these actions in your business. Encouraging environmentally conscious employees will allow you to create and maintain an environmentally responsible company.