At Work
Energy-efficiency, waste reduction, and water conservation are not only good for the environment, but are also good for your company's bottom line.
3 Things You Can Do:
- Switch from traditional plastic utensils to compostable plastics.
- Purchase clean, renewable energy like wind power from PNM's Sky Blue program.
- Establish a recycling program.
Motivated to do more?
Here's a full list of actions you can take to promote a sustainable life in Albuquerque:
Action | Benefits | |||||
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Energy Supply |
Air Quality |
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction |
Waste Reduction | Water Supply and Quality |
Land and Wildlife Protection |
If you work in the food service industry, switch from traditionally plastic utensils to compostable, renewable plastics. Read more >> | ||||||
Encourage your employer to purchase clean, renewable power like wind power from PNM's Sky Blue program. | ||||||
Establish a recycling program in your workplace. NM Recycle has created a document to help you. | ||||||
Replace your T-12 fluorescent lamps with more energy-efficient T-8 and T-5 lamps. The EPA offers a tax deduction to companies that upgrade to efficient lighting. Read more >> | ||||||
Print double-sided. Use your printer's double-side or duplex printing feature so that you use both sides of the paper. | ||||||
Print draft documents on scratch paper. | ||||||
Reuse large envelopes by covering addresses and shipping labels with your own address labels. | ||||||
Use recycled printer paper. People used to think that recycled paper was not good enough for office use, but recent studies have shown that it is just fine. Read more >> | ||||||
Use reflectors to boost the ouput of fluorescent lighting. Read more >> | ||||||
Use Energy-Star rated compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) or light-emitting diode (LED) exit signs. Read more >> | ||||||
Install occupancy sensors to automatically turn lights off in areas that are often unoccupied, like storerooms, restrooms, and conference rooms. Read more >> | ||||||
Recycle used toner cartridges from your office's printers and copiers. Read more >> | ||||||
Replace standard lightbulbs with compact flourescent lightbulbs, which use 1/4 the energy and last much longer. Learn more >> | ||||||
Replace your office’s exterior incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent lighting, and put the lighting system on a photocell controller so that the lights come on when it starts to get dark rather than at a preset time like 5 or 6 pm. | ||||||
Use your computer's "power down" or "sleep" function. Learn more >> | ||||||
Purchase only Energy Star rated computers, printers, copiers, and appliances. Read more >> | ||||||
Encourage employees to carpool, ride the bus, walk, and bike to work. Learn more >> | ||||||
Encourage your janitorial service to use only environmentally responsible cleaning products. | ||||||
Replace part of your vehicle fleet with alternative fuel vehicles. | ||||||
Establish a "Green Team" in your workplace, made up of volunteer employees. This group can organize and focus recycling, energy efficiency, and waste reduction efforts. |
Did You Know?
Learn More
- Visit the Your Workplace section of the U.S. Department of Energy Consumer Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
- Use PNM's Commercial Energy Advisor to help you determine how to save energy at your workplace.
- Read up on Green Building at the New Mexico Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.