Wherever you work it’s likely that there are many opportunities to cut down your carbon cloud.

Do your collegues always leave their monitors on at night? Do you hand out plastic bags like they’re going out of fashion? Are you tired of seeing tons of food being thrown away every single day?

Eco-changes will usually mean a decrease in costs, words that every employer likes to hear. So why not talk to your boss about how you can make a difference to the environment.

Maybe start up a recycling scheme, a car share or switch to energy efficient lightbulbs. Every little bit helps and it’s easy to see why we need to make some changes.

Take a look below at some of the ways in which you may be able to green your workplace. Click on each suggestion to find out more or show you're commitmented to having a go at making a particular switch by clicking the button.

Saving energy at work Turn your PC and monitor off properly when not in use or find out more > Swap your workplace lighting to low-energy equivalents or find out more > Switch off unneccessary lights around the workplace or find out more > Carry out an energy examination in your workplace or find out more > Reduce and recycle workplace waste Reduce paper waste - think whether or not you really need to print or find out more > Encourage your workplace to buy more recycled products or find out more > Make sure old office equipment goes to a new home or find out more > Recycle drinks bottles, cans and cartons in the workplace or find out more > Reuse or recycle your waste paper in the workplace or find out more > Greener work travel Cut down on travelling to meetings with video or teleconferencing or find out more > Encourage your business to adopt cleaner company cars for staff or find out more > Join or set-up a car sharing pool with work colleagues for daily commutes or find out more > Work from home more regularly to cut down your commuting or find out more >

Britain's businesses are responsible for generating 77 million tonnes of waste every year. With a little effort, around half of this could be recycled rather than sent to landfill.   Search the shop for... (enter product name)   Or browse products in one of   our popular categories... - - choose a category - - Bathroom Composting equipment Energy-saving gadgets Kitchen Laundry Lights, lamps and candles Low-energy light bulbs Outdoor lighting Rechargeable batteries Recycling equpiment/bins Solar chargers Solar panel kits Stationery and cards Water-saving devices Big Green Shop homepage The more people make changes towards a greener lifestyle, the bigger the impact we all have on the environment. So spread the word!