Earth day is a great time to take a hard look at how we can reduce waste and preserve our planet.  I've always been a big fan of the paperless office and though we're not there yet think there are some simple things that we can do.   A friend of mine Bella Patel a senior recruiter from Booz Allen shared some tips for the office I thought I'd pass along-

- shut down your computer when you leave work.  easy!  it takes 100-300 trees to offset the emissions given off from ONE computer being left on all year!

- print on both sides of a paper.  or if not completely necessary, don't print the document at all. 

- unplug infrequently used office items - shredder, space heater, etc. 

- use your favorite reusable mug for that cup of coffee. not those Styrofoam cups next to the coffee machine. 

And finally you don't need to print out every resume you look at!  I've been surprised by the number of old school recruiters who simply have to have paper print outs of everything.