It’s easy to bring your eco-values to work every morning, just follow our top five tips. Post them today, get your coworkers involved and see how much of a difference you can make.

Commute smarter

• Walk or cycle to work.
• Take public transportation and buy bulk passes to save money.
• If you must drive, carpool or car share.
• Choose hybrid rentals and taxis.

Save energy

• If you’re not using it, turn it off.
• Enable energy saving settings on all equipment.
• Unplug anything that still sucks energy even when it’s turned off (cell phone chargers, things with blinky lights etc).
• Plug equipment into power bars and turn them off until needed.

Live healthier

• Choose foods that are local, organic and sustainable for meetings, lunches and catered events.
• Get rid of toxic cleaners and personal products in your office kitchens and bathrooms.
• Add plants to your workspace – they filter the air.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Waste less

• Set ‘double sided’ as the default setting on your printer.
• Go electronic instead of using hard copies: phone and email, use overheads and power point presentations, get e-subscriptions, and use web resources.
• Switch to cloth towels and napkins in kitchens and bathrooms.
• Compost kitchen scraps.

Conserve water

• Ban bottled water. Use a stainless steel commuter cup.
• Keep a pitcher of water in the fridge instead of running the tap.
• Scrape dishes instead of rinsing before putting them in the dishwasher.
• Don’t pour water down the drain – use it to water plants.

This article originally appeared on the David Suzuki Foundation‘s website and is reprinted with permission.