Comments on: How To Green Up Your Workplace… http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/how-to-green-up-your-workplace/ The Official Whole Foods Market Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: blm http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/how-to-green-up-your-workplace/#comment-11456 blm Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:34:24 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1015#comment-11456 Thanks, Caroline. Thanks, Caroline.

]]> By: Scott http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/how-to-green-up-your-workplace/#comment-11453 Scott Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:15:31 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1015#comment-11453 Work-from-home strategies are about as environmentally beneficial as it gets. I work in software design and with a team distributed throughout the world, and my boss and peer team are all in different cities. My daily tasks consist of talking on the phone and writing emails, so why drive to an office to do that? With a few simple accommodations -- a second phone line and VPN access to your corporate network -- I'm no longer a daily commuter, I no longer use redundant office space and utilities, and I'm a more dedicated employee because this arrangement fits so much better with my family lifestyle (why lose two hours a day in a car if it's flat-out unnecessary?). Work-from-home strategies are about as environmentally beneficial as it gets. I work in software design and with a team distributed throughout the world, and my boss and peer team are all in different cities. My daily tasks consist of talking on the phone and writing emails, so why drive to an office to do that?

With a few simple accommodations — a second phone line and VPN access to your corporate network — I’m no longer a daily commuter, I no longer use redundant office space and utilities, and I’m a more dedicated employee because this arrangement fits so much better with my family lifestyle (why lose two hours a day in a car if it’s flat-out unnecessary?).

]]> By: Caroline http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/how-to-green-up-your-workplace/#comment-11430 Caroline Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:04:36 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1015#comment-11430 Hi blm, I contacted the company that recycles the corks for floor tiles and asked if it was okay to write on them. They told me that writing on the corks would not cause problems with the way they recyle them. You can always contact them directly if you have more questions. The link is in the original post by Jill. Thanks! Hi blm, I contacted the company that recycles the corks for floor tiles and asked if it was okay to write on them. They told me that writing on the corks would not cause problems with the way they recyle them. You can always contact them directly if you have more questions. The link is in the original post by Jill. Thanks!

]]> By: blm http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/how-to-green-up-your-workplace/#comment-11415 blm Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:14:45 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1015#comment-11415 On the subject of the cork recycling, 2 things come to mind. How do you control the possibility of promoting over consumption in order to get more chances to win(i.e. more corks with your name on them). Also, if the corks have ink or marker on them from writing the names, are they still able to be recycled or does this cause contamination in the recycled product, thereby negating the whole idea. I wonder about this at my work where we have a policy of labeling everything that is in the employee refrigerator. In a attempt to save paper, tape or whatever else I could use to label my bottles, I have been writing directly on the bottle or bag, but I am concerned about whether or not it can then be recycled with the ink on it. I also wonder about recycling paper that has pen, marker or highlighter on it. Does anyone have info on this subject and could enlighten me. Thanks. On the subject of the cork recycling, 2 things come to mind. How do you control the possibility of promoting over consumption in order to get more chances to win(i.e. more corks with your name on them). Also, if the corks have ink or marker on them from writing the names, are they still able to be recycled or does this cause contamination in the recycled product, thereby negating the whole idea. I wonder about this at my work where we have a policy of labeling everything that is in the employee refrigerator. In a attempt to save paper, tape or whatever else I could use to label my bottles, I have been writing directly on the bottle or bag, but I am concerned about whether or not it can then be recycled with the ink on it. I also wonder about recycling paper that has pen, marker or highlighter on it. Does anyone have info on this subject and could enlighten me. Thanks.

]]> By: susan perloff http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/how-to-green-up-your-workplace/#comment-11411 susan perloff Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:51:22 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1015#comment-11411 What can I do with the thousands of brownish plastic pill containers that I amass? I can recycle them -- but can anyone reuse them for anything? What can I do with the thousands of brownish plastic pill containers that I amass? I can recycle them — but can anyone reuse them for anything?

]]> By: Elizabeth Mansur http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/01/how-to-green-up-your-workplace/#comment-11371 Elizabeth Mansur Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:48:09 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1015#comment-11371 What a great idea recycling corks for floor covers!! How about collecting light bulbs when we are done using them? this might take longer time than corks, but I have seen bulbs in trash cans a lot. Let's brainstorming around bulbs? Love to save our Earth, ~Elizabeth What a great idea recycling corks for floor covers!!

How about collecting light bulbs when we are done using them? this might take longer time than corks, but I have seen bulbs in trash cans a lot. Let’s brainstorming around bulbs?

Love to save our Earth,

~Elizabeth

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