Today, I’ll…purge PVC
Going green is simple, cost-effective and good for everyone. Don’t’ panic, it doesn’t all have to happen at once. Try
changing one thing a day and you’ll see just how rapidly your office changes – for the better.
How about starting with PVC? It’s widely used due to its versatility. This means it’s hiding in all sorts of things like your ring binders, lever arch files, plastic cutlery, phones, keyboards and more. More and more big manufacturers are turning their backs on it and you can too.
Why say bye to PVC?
The danger of PVC is widely recorded and campaigned. Throughout its life cycle, PVC, or Polyvinyl chloride, emits a range of toxins damaging to the environment and your health, including dioxins.
So, do you really want this in your office? Think of it this way: you’ve got an allergy to bee stings and two bees have just flown in through the window. You want to get rid of them as soon as possible, don’t you? It’s unlikely you’ll encourage more bees in. Then why keep bringing more and more PVC into your office, working alongside it ay in, day out. It’s not good for anyone.
There’s plenty of viable alternatives, from our PVC free files to anything your office could need. Don’t give in to temptation, just remember – PVC is not for me.
Change that today and the possibilities to improving your office the next day are endless. See how we can bring about dramatic change to your environmental impact through these simple changes.
Kermit, I disagree
I’m sorry, Kermit, but I respectfully disagree – it is easy being green. You don’t have to go all out and build an eco-office, entirely run on geothermal power (though that’d be brilliant). Small changes can make a big difference.
Just look around your office. All the equipment came from somewhere, was made from something. The more locally it was made and the more environmentally friendly it was made, the greener your office becomes. It becomes a case of a change of pens, or perhaps switching to a different kind of paper.
Yes, it’s that simple. Let’s say for example you use a lot of ink cartridges. Let’s add the fact they were mass produced in China. Right there you’re adding the carbon footprint of them getting to you – not including the plastics used and so on. Switch that for UK made toners and cartridges using, vegetable based inks and reclaimed materials and you’ve just added a shade of green to your workplace.
So, what’s stopping you going green? The options are out there, ready and waiting. Just take a look for yourself.
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