Document Shredding
Whether it is one box or hundreds of boxes, we can handle the job. Through our partnership with our shredding company, we will shred your documents and then properly recycle the paper in keeping with the most up-to-date security and green initiatives. This is a paid service.
Electronics Recycling
Recycling Services offers electronics recycling in conjunction with our partners. Our Partners assure data privacy, the maximization of raw material recovery, and a 0% landfill policy. Together, we will provide a Certification of Recycling and Destruction and will tailor our service to your organization’s unique needs. This is a free service for customers.
Toner Recycling
The Office Connection is dedicated to providing our customers with a broad range of Green Solutions. We provide FREE toner recycling to customers and non-customers at our Toner and Ink Recycling Center.
Tips and Tricks to Going Green
More Work, Less Energy
Set computers to energy-saving settings and make sure to shut down when you leave for the day (“standby” settings will continue to draw power even when not in use).
Digitize- Don’t Be a Paper Pusher, Go paperless as much as possible.
- Reduce the number of items you print.
- Reuse the pages by writing on the back for scrap paper.
- Place unneeded items in the recycling bin, not the trash.
Greening the Commute
American workers spend an average of 47 hours per year commuting through rush hour traffic. This adds up to 3.7 billion hours and 23 billion gallons of gas wasted in traffic each year. We can ease some of this strain by carpooling, taking public transit, biking, walking or a creative combination.
Use Green Materials
Some paper use can’t be avoided, so use recycled paper and envelopes that have been processed and colored using eco-friendly methods. Pens and pencils can also be made of recycled materials, and refillable pens and markers are preferable to disposable ones. Recycling printer cartridges is often free, and recycled replacements are cheaper than new ones.
Redesign the Workspace
Greening the space in which you work has almost limitless possibilities. Start with good furniture, good lighting, and good air.
Green Work: By the Numbers
- Once: the number of times that most of the more than 25 billion cartons manufactured in the U.S. are used.
- 55%: the amount of water saved by producing recycled paper as compared to virgin paper. Recycled paper all takes 60-70% less energy to produce than paper from virgin pulp.
- 120: the number of tons of steel saved if every UK office worker used one less staple a day.
- 8 billion: the number of gallons of gas saved if every commuter car in the U.S. carried just one more person.