The document provides tips on going green at work through waste minimization efforts of reducing, reusing, and recycling. It encourages reducing paper usage through double-sided printing and copying, digital storage of documents, and email use. Materials like paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum can be recycled, and proceeds may be donated to charity. Proper disposal of e-waste and use of reusable food containers instead of polystyrene are also recommended to help the environment.

1. GREENER
GO GREEN AT WORK

2. Waste Minimization
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
How long does it take to What do we want to
decompose in a landfill? leave for our future
• Plastic bottle - > 1000 years generation?
• Glass - > 4000 years
•Aluminum Can - > 500 years (But
if recycled, it can be reused
within 6 weeks!) REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

3. Waste Minimization
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• 1 ton of office paper uses 24 trees
• 1 tree makes 16.67 reams of copy paper
• 1 ream uses 6% of a tree
• 1 ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

4. Waste Minimization
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Double-sided photocopying or printing.
• Reduce excess printing and copying.
• Use projector instead of giving handouts in
meeting room.
• Circulate written or printed memos.
• Set the fax machine so it does not print out
confirmation after each fax.
• Encourage reduction of paper generation through
e-mail.
• Convert the document into PDF format and store
in computer instead of storing printed copy.
• Reduce newspaper generation (e.g. utilize
electronic news services, reduce subscriptions
etc.)
• Do not ask for a plastic bag if you can take the
packet of food back to the office.

5. Waste Minimization
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Reuse used envelopes for sending internal
document
• Remove old documents and reuse files for
filing again
• Re-format or delete old files from rewritable
CD so that they can be used to store new
documents
• Write on used paper for notes and internal
memo.

6. Waste Minimization
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Which type of waste can be recycled?

7. Waste Minimization
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Charity Step 1:
Step 4: Segregate
Donate to charitable recyclables into
bodies. bins
Step 2:
Step 3:
Collection of
Proceeds from recyclables by
recycling. Building
Management

8. Waste Minimization
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Recyclable Waste
• Do our bit for environment. We are going to continue the recycling
initiative at Menara Gamuda. At the moment, please use the available
recycling bins to recycle the materials.
Status:
• We are in the midst of improving the recycling facilities in Menara
Gamuda, look out for our future improvements!

9. SCHEDULED WASTE MANAGEMENT
• E-waste (discarded computer, printer, fax machine, malfunction light
bulbs etc.) to be stored, disposed properly. It is in-charge by Admin
department.
• The provision of facilities for e-waste and other scheduled wastes are in
the progress of arrangement by Admin Department and QSHE
Department. We will update you when it is finalized.

10. Energy Saving
Lighting
• Try to utilize our natural light. Turn off lights in spaces where
natural light is sufficient.
• Make it a habit to switch off lights in unoccupied spaces, e.g.
compactor, pantry, toilet areas, etc.
• Minimum lighting during lunch time.
• If you are the last person who leave your office, please
switch off all the lights.
Computer
• Set your computer to energy-saving setting mode.
• Make it a habit to shut it off (including the monitor) when
you leave the office.
• Avoid setting Computer in “standby mode” as it will
continue draw power even when not in use.
• Printers, scanners, and other peripherals can be unplugged
over weekend.

11. SAY NO TO POLYSTYRENE!
• If you wish to pack food for lunch, avoid using
polystyrene. Please use your own reusable
container.
WHY?
• Polystyrene contains toxic substances styrene and
benzene which are cancer causing. The toxins
leach when they come into contact with hot/
warm food or drink, which threaten human health.
• Polystyrene manufacturing process is the 5th
largest creator of hazardous waste..
• It is made of petroleum, a non-sustainable
resource.
• Polystyrene is not biodegradable,, it takes several
decades to hundreds of years for polystyrene to
decompose.

12. DO YOUR PART. ACT NOW!
SAVE MOTHER EARTH