Environmentally friendly office supplies have not always been easily available to help individuals achieve a greener home, something that is becoming more and more popular as eco-conscious living gain momentum. In fact, when one thinks of a home office, computers and tech gadgets, the word “green” does not always come to mind. Now, thanks to bamboo, one of natures most eco friendly and sustainable materials rising popularity in eco-friendly products, the ability to achieve a greener home office is easier than ever.
Bamboo is becoming the go to choice for green products. It grows up to five times faster than other woody materials, can grow in most climates without chemicals or pesticides and produces 35% more oxygen than hardwood trees. In addition, bamboo’s tensile strength, or the measurement of a material’s ability to handle stress, surpasses that of steel. What is even better? Bamboo is not only one of the most sustainable and renewable materials on the planet it is also one of the most diverse. It can be used for bamboo wood flooring, clothing, gadgets, building materials, and even every day kitchen and home tools
With offices and buildings everywhere jumping on the green bandwagon and bamboo becoming one of the fastest growing products used in the industry, it is fairly easy to move toward a greener working environment at home.
Here are some of the best eco-friendly options that can easily be integrated into the home office.
Bamboo Chair Mats
Not only is bamboo one of the most sustainable materials to use, it is also quite possibly better in quality than the competition. It may be out of time or budget to completely replace floors with bamboo wood flooring but an easy alternative is bamboo floor matts. In offices, these have notoriously been made of synthetic material such as plastic and replacing these matts with bamboo is a similar price than the alternatives and far better looking.
Bamboo Keyboards and Mice
Bamboo is incredibly durable under extreme conditions so office supplies such as keyboards and mice are a great way to eliminate plastic office products because of their ability to last the long nights at the office.
Bamboo Desk and Drawer Organizers
Historically, desk and drawer organizers have been made of wood. However, replacing desk organizers for the more renewable (and better looking) bamboo can help reduce the worldwide epidemic of disappearing hardwood forests. Bamboo grows on average 1.6 feet per hour and matures in about five years while wood can grow about 12 inches per year and can take up to 120 years to mature making bamboo the best replacement for anything made of wood.
Bamboo Flash Drives
Using bamboo alternatives to these digital storage devices not only cuts down on your office carbon footprint but is actually a higher quality and more durable solution. Bamboo is naturally extremely strong and moisture resistant so it will better protect the internal components of USB drives from wear and tear as well as reduce the need to repeatedly purchase new USBs because of damage or cracked casings.
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