Tech entrepreneur Yoel Wazana Offers Advice about Going Green

Micro Solutions Enterprises founder and President Yoel Wazana knows that it's important in the tech sector to keep business as ecologically responsible as possible. Recently, he shared his top tips on making a business green:

1. Sweat the small stuff

Entrepreneurs should instill a feeling of stewardship about the environment in their team. This will help promote behaviors like turning off the lights when an employee is the last to leave a room and recycling their drink bottles. Though these things may seem trivial, they add up. Other little actions that could mean a lot include using rags or cloths instead of paper towels in the office kitchen area. Another simple improvement is using a nonelectric floor sweeper instead of an electric vacuum to spot-sweep the office carpet.

2. Buy green office supplies

In today's eco-conscious world, Yoel Wazana knows to buy office supplies that are made from recycled or renewable materials whenever possible. This is very easy, since major supply companies offer recycled items such as paper, certain office equipment, and even computers made partially from harvested plastic and other materials. There are even companies like Micro Solutions Enterprise that recycle things like toner cartridges. Some of the items may occasionally cost a little bit more, but the more that businesses buy these recycled items, the greater the economies of scale will lower their prices.

3. Recycle whenever possible

The other side of the recycling equation is sorting an office's used items and getting them to places where they can be recycled. Yoel Wazana makes sure that his offices have plentiful bins for plastic, glass and paper. He also requires employees to put used batteries and toner cartridges into marked boxes so that they can be refurbished and re-used, as well. At Micro Solutions Enterprises, it's always a team effort and they do all that they can to help the environment. It's something most all offices should make a priority.