Waste Less Office & School

• Take advantage of teleworking and flexible shifts to reduce commute times.

• Ride Your Bike It's good for you and the environment! Check out Marion County bike maps.

• Use Public Transportation Choose to travel by bus or train. Visit the Salem-Keizer Transit or Amtrak to find the fastest ways around Marion County and beyond.

• Carpool and share your ride with others. This is a great way to connect with others while saving resources and scoring a sweet parking spot. 

• Be a sustainability leader at work by bringing durable, reusable items for lunch and drinks, joining or starting a green team, and encouraging sustainable practices. 
  

• Store and share documents digitally on the cloud or through email.

• Proof documents on the computer screen before printing.

• Program your printer to default to print double-sided.

• Purchase paper with recycling content.

• Re-use single-sided paper for drafts, scratch paper or packaging materials.

• Recharge ink cartridges or purchase refurbished ink cartridges. 
  

• Have a recycling, and shred system set up by the place you collect mail to shred and/or recycle before you bring it into your home.

• Sign up for paperless bill pay. 

• Re-use manila envelopes and shipping boxes.

• Avoid styrofoam packing peanuts and share the ones you receive with shipping businesses for reuse.

• Give old trade magazines and journals to libraries or add to Little Free Libraries. 

• Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by writing to:

Direct Marketing Association
Mail Preference Service
P. O. Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
Phone: (212) 790-1400

Ask that your name(s) be eliminated from mailing lists.  Be sure to include the following information:  Your full name and any variations that may be used by direct marketers; the date; your mailing address; your signature; the following statement:  "Please remove my name and address from your mailing list." or for their web site:http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist#moreinformation

• Have a recycling, and shred system set up by the place you collect mail to shred and/or recycle before you bring it into your home.

• Sign up for paperless bill pay. 

• Re-use manila envelopes and shipping boxes.

• Avoid styrofoam packing peanuts and share the ones you receive with shipping businesses for reuse.

• Give old trade magazines and journals to libraries or add to Little Free Libraries. 

• Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by writing to:

Direct Marketing Association
Mail Preference Service
P. O. Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
Phone: (212) 790-1400

Ask that your name(s) be eliminated from mailing lists.  Be sure to include the following information:  Your full name and any variations that may be used by direct marketers; the date; your mailing address; your signature; the following statement:  "Please remove my name and address from your mailing list." or for their web site:http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist#moreinformation

• Store documents on disk or microfiche to minimize the number of hard copies made. If your company has a network, use a common directory to transfer documents.

• Recharge printer cartridges. 

• Choose computers that are easy to repair. Desktops can easily be updated while laptops and tablets are harder to repair. 

• Shop at GEARS or Free Geek to purchase computers and electronics that have been ethically refurbished. 

Check with educators to see how up to date the school list is. Many lists are older and haven’t been updated. 

Pick up needed supplies from thrift stores or creative reuse centers. Some places that offer office, school, and art supplies are SCRAP PDX <<https://portland.scrapcreativereuse.org/>> and MECCA, Eugene. 

Host a Swap or share clothing with families who have children larger or smaller than yours. This can be a fun way for kids to connect and feel proud about wearing something from an older peer. Set up a fashion show to make trying on clothes more fun for kids that are less enthusiastic about trying on garments.