Maybe your boss is making the company green, maybe not, but you can do a lot personally while at work.
 Here's a list to get you started:   First of all, when getting to and from work, leave the smallest carbon footprint possible.
 Walk.
Ride a bicycle.
Take the bus or train.
Talk to your fellow employees about car-pooling.
  One plant in the corner of your desk or bookcase can purify the air of the surrounding ten square yards.
Philodendrons, peace lilies and mother-in-law tongues are good easy care plants that can help keep the air you breathe clean.
  Check that thermostat.
 Make sure the temperature works for you.
 If you're bringing a sweater to wear because the air conditioning is so cold or wearing sleeveless tops due to the heating, change the setting.
 And be sure to turn it off or down quite a way on weekends, no sense heating and cooling when no one is there.
  Every year over a million barrels of oil are used to make water bottles in the U.
S.
and only 1/3 or so are recycled.
If you want to keep water in your work area, bring a reusable bottle.
For that matter, bring a coffee cup, glass, plate and silverware to keep in your desk.
You won't have to recycle a paper cup or plastic fork because you won't create the waste in the first place!   After you have all those utensils at work, bring your lunch from home.
But Baggies aren't the way to go.
 Reduce waste.
Bring your food in containers made with safe plastics, plastics #1,2,4 or 5.
  Use less paper.
 Make hard copies only when necessary.
Use print preview to see if you need to print all the pages.
Reduce the margins on the paper.
Reduce the size of the text to get it all on less pages.
Reuse paper that's been printed on one side, especially for printing in-house documents or use the blank side for scrap paper.
For interoffice memos, use email and bulletin boards instead of paper.
    If there are no recycle bins in your office, ask your boss to install some in convenient spots.
 Even if that's a problem, you can toss paper, calendars, organizers, and the like in a cardboard box under your desk.
Recycle everything you can - not only papers, but also CDs, DVDs, cell phones and other electronics, Stop throwing away batteries for hand help electronics.
 Use recyclables.
  Of course you turn off your computer (and all electronics) when you leave for the night, but how about disabling your screensaver to let your computer power down into hibernate or sleep mode if you'll be away from your desk for a long period.
 Using a power strip to turn off that computer is a lot easier than getting down to unplug from the wall.
    Follow these ideas, add some of your own, and go home for the day knowing that you've had a green day at work.