Simple measures

A UNISON rep working for a local council highlights that the small changes can be very effective: “Putting up notices to switch off lights and computers has in this local authority been the best measure for greening the workplace.” Another UNISON rep employed by a water utility cites a simple initiative for waste reduction: “By making people use spoons we save 30,000 plastic stirrers in one building — per month.”

An Usdaw rep working for delivery company DHL says they have set up a system that has eliminated waste materials being sent to landfill. A Community rep at Tata Steel said they replaced thousands of light fittings with energy efficient tubes on a site that covers approximately seven square miles.