Where to buy?
The Pilot Begreen range of writing instruments made with recycled materials is available at major Office Suppliers, Retailers and Newsagents.

The Pilot Begreen ‘Wow your workmates’ campaign is finished and we have a winner!

We wish to congratulate Tabitha from Reach [reach.org.au] with the winning entry:

"We've just started a 'Green Team' to review our systems & processes. We're committed to reducing our energy use by switching off lights & appliances, canvassing our Board to approve our use of green electricity, purchasing a composter & ongoing education of staff.”

We also want to say thank you to each and every one of you who entered this competition.

A lot of good ideas came in and we hope you will be able to implement them and by doing so become the Office Hero and 'Wow your workmates'. (Remember that doing a lot of small, environmentally friendly things adds up.)

A couple of you wrote that the best for the environment is to 'Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle'. We couldn’t agree more and so we have compiled a summarized list [below] of your entries and tried tp place them in that order within each category.

See how many points you can adopt at work/home and pass this list on to your friends and family and ask them to take on the challenge to ‘Begreen’.

A summary of your entries:

Actions

  • Create a Green Policy for your company
  • Set up a Green Task Force at work
  • Reward enviro aware staff
  • Reduce/maximize your sales reps road time
  • Join in Clean Up Australia
  • Make a list of 'green' suppliers
  • Always ask if there is a 'green' alternative when purchasing products/services
  • Ask your suppliers to use less plastic and cardboard when sending you products
  • Ask suppliers to bundle shipments

Recycle

  • Use reusable bags instead of plastic bags
  • Use glasses/ceramic cups, not plastic cups
  • Use reusable lunchboxes instead of aluminum foil and plastic wrap
  • Use metal forks and spoons instead of plastic ones
  • Reuse packaging (cardboard boxes)
  • Use rechargeable batteries
  • Buy refillable pens and refills
  • Recycle paper waste and cardboard packaging
  • Recycle/refill printer cartridges
  • Recycle office equipment (like old PCs, Mobiles etc)
  • Have a recycling bin for plastic bottles and aluminum cans
  • Buy recycled/second-hand office equipment
  • Buy office stationery made from recycled materials
  • Buy pens, markers and pencils made from recycled materials
  • Compost lawn clippings
  • Have a worm farm or bokashi bucket for food scraps

Electricity

  • Limit the use of electrical power when possible
  • Turn off electronic appliances at the power point instead of leaving them on Standby
  • Turn off lights when not in the room
  • Use LED lights / energy efficient light bulbs
  • Switch off PC when not in use
  • Use laptop instead of desktop
  • Use LCD monitors instead of CRT
  • Install electricity efficient dishwashers in the office
  • Buy green energy
  • Install solar panels

Paper

  • Don't print emails unless necessary
  • Don't print excess catalogues/flyers/marketing material
  • Email pay slips/invoices etc instead of printing them out and sending them
  • Post annual reports online rather than sending paper copies to all shareholders
  • Use emails rather than snail mail and fax
  • Print double sided
  • Re-use one-sided printouts
  • Turn scrap paper into notepads
  • Give shredded paper waste to pet shops
  • Use recycled paper for printer/photocopier
  • Print your business cards, invoices and letter heads etc on recycled paper
  • Print your catalogues/flyers/marketing material on recycled paper
  • Use recycled paper towels and toilet tissue
  • Use cloth towels instead of paper towels

Transport

  • Tele-commute if possible
  • Walk to work if possible
  • Make it easier for staff to bicycle to work (bike racks, showers)
  • Subsidize employee's public transport tickets
  • Carpool if possible
  • Get hybrid cars for the company fleet
  • Buy carbon credits to offset emissions

Water

  • Fix leaky taps & running toilets
  • Change shower heads and taps to be more water efficient
  • Install water efficient toilets
  • Install rainwater tanks
  • Recycle grey water

Work environment

  • Open/close your windows, get curtains for the windows or glaze them to help regulate the temp
  • Turn down the heat and put on a sweater
  • Install a skylight and use natural light
  • Set AC on a timer
  • Have more plants around the office