Go Green on the Little Things is a 7 part series, providing various tidbits and advice about green living and choices for the following: home living, office spaces, school, shopping, health and beauty, money and finance, and buildings.

Today we'll look at Go Green on the Little Things: Office Spaces. Water, electricity, paper, print cartridges, e-waste, disposable packaging, office supply waste, toxins and more all have an impact upon the environment. Let's look at some easy ways you and your colleagues can make the planet greener:

• Coffee or Tea Break: Buy fair trade coffee, pour cream and then coffee into your own mug first so you don't need the plastic or wooden stirrer, and bring your own mug instead of wasting a paper or styrofoam cup.
• Electricity: Turn off lights, printers, computers and all other electronic products when not in use.
• Getting to Work: Consider carpooling, public transportation, bicycling or walking to work (let's not give oil companies more money than necessary).
• Meals: Bring your own lunch to work in glass containers and use silverware and not plastic utensils (good for your waistline and for the environment!).
• Paper and Envelopes: Use recycled paper products so more trees can stay here on earth.
• Pens: Buy refillable as disposables are not recyclable nor biodegradable.
• Printers: Print on recycled paper, double-sided, for tree's sake.
• Rubber Bands: Recycle rubber bands but try to avoid buying them as they are made out of crude oil.
• Stamps: Buy e-stamps and forget the machine, ink and maintenance fees.