Does a paperless office sound like a breath of fresh air to you? With a little training, it’s entirely possible for many businesses to eliminate the use of paper.

Are you tired of seeing plastic or Styrofoam cups, plates and utensils used in your meeting room? Are you tired of paying for the costs of these constantly-utilized goods? A slightly different source of supplies can quickly eliminate this waste and increase the quality of your meetings.

Most of us spend the majority of our day in an office environment, which makes it even more important for our lives at the office to be as ecologically responsible as our lives at home. For business owners it’s important to conserve resources wherever possible to maximize profits.

It’s common that practices as basic as recycling paper are missing from the office environment because “it’s nobody’s job,” and it gets in the way of the real work that needs to be performed. Let Step Ahead be your Director of Sustainability. For a minimal initial fee and affordable follow-up and maintenance fees, Step Ahead can help you save money by using fewer materials and increase the efficiency and quality of your office environment. Businesses with energy efficient systems tend to be more efficient in all ways, and display professionalism to their clients and customers through their intentional, thoughtful and environmentally-responsible approach to business.

Step Ahead will help you step up to a new level of office efficiency. We will help you analyze your office’s current energy and waste generation patterns, help set-up and implement reduction, reuse and recycling programs for the materials used in your office and business, and help find sustainable “green” sources for the materials used .

TYPICAL FEES (will vary depending on project specifics):

• Initial office energy use inventory/audit and interviews:
  $150
• Program(s) design and set-up:
  $40/hr.
• Maintenance (e.g. pick up and delivery of recyclables weekly or monthly):
  $20/hr.