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Minggu, 01 Maret 2009

Save Energy in the Workplace

Environmental issue is in the spotlight lately. You also must participate, save energy wherever located. At home, you can begin to control the use of energy, electricity, gas, water.

While at work, perhaps your role can not be too large, but if done regularly, even small roles will not be in vain. Among the few little things that you can apply everyday in the office, for example:


1. Limit the printing of documents
Make sure you only print documents that really needed presence in the form of paper. Anything, before printing, you should make sure no errors or other format, which forces you to print over and over again. Make a habit of storing documents in digital form. Besides it saves storage space, digital documents can greatly reduce the use of paper.

2. Recycling
Recycled or destroyed all the papers in an office that is no longer in use. You can take advantage of the former paper for taking notes on the opposite page is still blank, or cut it into small pieces of paper to be put on the table as a phone pad.

3. Washable cutlery
Be grateful if your workplace offers the following pantry office boy to ensure the availability of food and water supplies. But when the office will only provide a place brewing coffee and glasses made from styrofoam, then better bring your own cup from home that can be washed again. When you bring lunch from home, wrap the food in containers that can be cleaned and used repeatedly. Small Step it can suppress the use of plastic.

Sabtu, 10 Januari 2009

Conserve Fuel

Currently, public transportation is not so reliable. For the purposes of everyday mobility, you still need a personal vehicle. However, with fuel prices soaring, the budget for this post could swell. The only way you should be frugal. Here are some tips you can try:

a. Know the purpose
When you want to go somewhere you've never been before, best to check the map or use a GPS (global positioning system). That way, you know where that path should be pursued. This method can reduce the risk of getting lost are going to spend a lot of time and fuel.

b. Adjust speed
Do not drive aggressively or have always wanted fast and racings. Rapidly accelerate the vehicle requires rapid acceleration and braking, the effect, the fuel quickly running out. If you more driving on urban streets, driving fast is not too may have significant effect due to road conditions are often jammed.

c. Turn off the engine while waiting
Do not get used up the engine while waiting for someone who will ride your vehicle. Though only five minutes, when accumulated, each day, the amount of wasted fuel that can make you stunned.

d. Make a unidirectional route
In the case of determining the route of travel, you should also consider the practicality. If you want to go shopping needs home stairs, please tricked by choosing a supermarket adjacent to the office. Not only saves fuel but also your time.

e. Shopping in a shopping center complete
When shopping, choose a complete shopping center. That way, you do not need to go to another shopping center for buying purposes that are not available. Take note of the required items before shopping can also save enough fuel, because it can minimize the chances are you forgot to buy the goods and come back to buy it.

f. Direct Parking
Do not surround the parking lot just to find a convenient parking place. If you go straight to an empty parking lot, head for the parking. Around the parking lot will only throw fuel and your time. Besides looking for parking around the park with no guarantee you will get a convenient parking place.