Green tips for daily living: Applying it at the workplace
By F Kamaruddin
Reminders are good. Turning them into great behaviour is better.
I found these tips on www.greenkampong.com and what struck me most was the abundance of similar tips. That’s great, of course, because good reminders help create good habits. What’s more important than good tips is implementing them, and I’d like to share with you how we take some of greenkampong’s tips and incorporate them in our office.
1. Skip the bottled water: we use a water purifier and this has worked well for us because our usage of bottled water bottles is minimial.
2. Borrow instead of buying: I’m a member of the Kuala Lumpur Library and we also loan our books out to our friends and clients – since we catalogue our books, it’s not too tough tracking them down to be returned to us. And no, there are no late return charges 
3. Less petrol means more money: We don’t yet telecommute; but we do plan our movements with conservation and efficiency in mind. This also includes a more conscious planning of our all-rounder / driver’s route. We also carpool when we go for meetings, and drop each other off at their relative meeting destinations.
4. Make your own cleaning supplies: We still grocery-shop for this, but we plan our shopping list so that we make the most of our Ringgit. Mary uses a can of eucalyptus oil for many purposes in the office, and we do our best to be aware of what we use and buy for our pantry.
5. Eat smart: greenkampong recommends one meatless day a week. We say be aware of what we put in, know where our food came from. We share our tips and menus for healthy (and happy) eating. I just need to remember to bring my own container down to the restaurants if I choose to ‘tapau’, next time.
Read the full article and more tips in the comments here http://www.greenkampong.com/green_tips/69
Enjoy!
Tags: Healthy living
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