Encourage your management team to institute green purchasing policies and other environmentally-friendly practices, get your co-workers on board with a recycling program, or try starting a green employee challenge like the one in Arlington County, Virginia. Employees can earn points by performing environmentally friendly actions, such as using reusable utensils, recycling, walking or biking to work one day a week, or even adding plants to their desks.

For more information on implementing a green employee program, visit
www.arlingtonva.us/challenge