| It's a tradition to ring in the New Year by singing the | | | | harmful chemical linked to headaches, lightheadedness |
| popular New Year's Eve tune "Auld Lang Syne", | | | | and fuzzy thinking, and fill local landfills with |
| paying tribute to 'times gone by' and looking forward to | | | | non-biodegradable waste. |
| new horizons. This year, whether you're still holding on | | | | New: Refillable, non-toxic, recyclable dry-erase |
| to your New Year's resolutions or not, we thought | | | | markers. The AusPen dry-erase marker is made of |
| we'd look to the future, bid farewell to old, | | | | 100% recycled aluminum, and is recyclable itself. Since |
| unsustainable office products and look ahead to new, | | | | it comes with its refillable inks, one AusPen whiteboard |
| eco-friendly office supplies. From being eco-fashion | | | | kit is the equivalent of approximately 246 disposable |
| forward, to cutting out air-borne toxins in the | | | | markers. |
| boardroom, to reducing our use of natural resources in | | | | Old: The inconspicuous stapler that actually ends up |
| the office, these 5 environmentally-friendly office | | | | using a billion tons of steel each year. |
| supplies say goodbye to the old and hello to a green | | | | New: A steel-free staple that saves on the need to |
| 2010 in the workplace. | | | | mine raw metals from the earth. The EcoStapler |
| Old: Leather or plastic bags and briefcases, high impact | | | | punches up to 5 sheets of paper together, using no |
| dyes. | | | | extra natural resources. |
| New: Bags made from hemp, bamboo or 100% | | | | Old: Multiple chargers specifically designed for one |
| post-consumer waste rubber and with low impact | | | | device only, drawing on precious energy, raising the |
| dyes. The messenger bags from Green Earth Office | | | | utilities bill, and causing great frustration when they are |
| Supply are made from 100% post-consumer recycled | | | | misplaced. |
| rubber, and the bamboo briefcases sold through | | | | New: Solar chargers for laptops and other electronic |
| EnviroGadget are harvested from bamboo sustainably | | | | devices like cell phones, BlackBerry, PDAs, digital |
| grown in the highlands of central China. | | | | cameras, etc. Earth Tech Products features solar |
| Old: 3-ring binders made from vinyl, a product that is | | | | chargers that harness the sun's energy. The Solar |
| both toxic to manufacture, and unable to break down | | | | Gorilla laptop charger uses solar energy to recharge |
| in the landfill after its intended use. | | | | your laptop while the Power Monkey Explorer Solar |
| New: The Rebinder, made by Seattle's Sustainable | | | | Charger stores up to 96 hours of reserve power for |
| Group and available through Frogfile, is made of 100% | | | | most electronic devices. Since it's hip to have all the |
| recycled (35%) post-consumer cardboard and is | | | | latest environmental ware, your colleagues will be |
| durable and recyclable. | | | | green with envy. |
| Old: Disposable whiteboard markers that use xylene, a | | | | |