Did you know the average office employee churns out two pounds of waste every single day?
That’s two pounds of paper, plastic, and probably half a sandwich left abandoned in the breakroom.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), paper alone makes up a whopping 25% of landfill waste and 33% of municipal waste. And when you consider the energy and water required to produce and dispose of paper, you’re looking at a massive drain on resources—and a major contributor to climate change.
Oh, but wait—there’s more! The average carbon footprint for an office worker?
Around 3.5 kg of CO2 per day.
Multiply that by five days a week, 52 weeks a year, and... well, you get the picture. Offices are carbon factories disguised as places of productivity.
So, what if there were a simple way to cut down on both waste and carbon emissions? Well, that’s where Switch Everything comes in. Imagine your office using sustainable, refillable office supplies that also plant a tree with every purchase.
And not just any tree: we’re talking about the superhero of trees—a mangrove!
This humble coastal tree is a carbon-sucking, oxygen-pumping, coastline-defending, biodiversity-loving champion.
“Surely, you exaggerate,” you say.
“Can one tree really make a difference?” Well, buckle up for some impressive stats.
The average mangrove tree absorbs 308 kg (661 lbs) of CO2 over its 25-year lifespan.
To put that in perspective, it’s like sucking up the carbon equivalent of driving nearly 800 miles in a standard car—all from one tree! Multiply that by a forest of mangroves, and suddenly, your office is helping offset the very thing it's producing: carbon.
So, if you're ready to swap out those wasteful single-use pens and markers (that end up in landfills) for something a little more planet-friendly—and plant some trees while you're at it—then let's talk.
After all, cutting down on waste and planting a forest sounds like a much better corporate perk than the same old paperweight, don't you think?
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