Keep your tires inflated to improve gas mileage by 3 percent. Every gallon you save also saves 20 pounds of C02 emissions.

Eliminate plastic water bottles from landfills. Purchase a stainless steel water bottle and refill with filtered tap water as thirsty!

Have a green 2010! Pledge to start using eco-friendly shopping bags this year. Reusable bags save our landfills from plastic overload.

Office closed during the holidays? Make sure all lights, coffee pots, radios, computers, and other equipment are unplugged and turned off.

Recycle Christmas trees to create healthy new soil. Use a curbside recycling program or go to earth911.com to find a local recycling center.

Keep a stack of previously-used paper for fax machines and printers. Use the backsides for notes, drafts or internal memos.

Reuse envelopes and file folders. Use labels to cover old mail-to and return addresses. Flip file folders inside-out to use again.

Donate unwanted furniture, electronics and other items to schools, churches, hospitals or libraries. Help others and reduce landfill waste!

Call companies you have purchased from and ask to be removed from their catalog mail list to reduce paper waste. Then shop online!

Copia Creative defines ways to “green” your brand in this week’s Ad Age. Read the article: http://bit.ly/1zgdzT

Recycle toner and ink-jet printer cartridges. Look up the local household waste drop-off facility in your city.

Use less toxic cleaning products. Try the Simply Green line of cleaning agents or a similarly environmentally-friendly product line.

Buy in bulk! Larger bottles or packages use less material than equivalent small sizes plus fewer containers need to be produced and shipped.

Create recycle bins in your workspace specifically labeled for PAPER and CANS, GLASS & PLASTIC to ensure employees remember to recycle.

CalMax (ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax) is a free service that lets businesses find markets for unwanted materials that would otherwise be discarded.

Use recycled paper products whenever possible including paper towels, facial tissues, toilet paper, copy paper and envelopes

Use FSC-certified paper when printing to guarantee your paper is coming from sustainable, verified sources. Visit fscus.org for more info.

Spread the green message. Create a newsletter or bulletin (electronic, of course) with helpful ways to create a sustainable workplace.

Having a party or picnic? Provide a Sharpie for guests to write their name on disposable cups so they will only use one.

Plant flowers and shrubs that are suited to your native climate (ask at your local nursery). You’ll require less fertilizer and pesticides.