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Workplace Wasters - Brits revealed to be more environmentally aware at home than in the workplace
20 November 2009
Brits are happy to recycle and follow green practises at home but leave their environmental conscience at the door when they arrive for work.
That’s the conclusion of a new survey by Tickbox.net/Opinion Matters out today which highlights how attitudes towards recycling and energy saving differ between the home and the workplace.
For instance, just over 40% of people said they recycled plastics at home but not at work, with women being the worst culprits. Similarly, other poor workplace practises include unnecessarily printing out emails (21%) and putting recyclable items into the non-recycling bin (21%).
In Wales:
24% put recyclable items into a non-recycle bin on a regular basis
12% print out emails when it is not entirely necessary on a regular basis
12% leave work without switching their computer off properly on a regular basis
35% turn off electrical goods at the end of the day when they are at home but don’t at work
12% don’t know what their organisation’s policy is or if they undertake any specific measures to be resource efficient
