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Office electronics
10 ways to Green Your Office electronics
Keep things running smooth and greenly by opting for energy-saving, waste-reducing electronic office necessities.
Choose ENERGY STAR products
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Available for copiers, printers, computers, monitors, and much more, the ENERGY STAR label ensures you'll save electricity when your electronics are on, and when they're idle.
Opt for a computer lease plan
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Solve your e-waste and computer upgrade problems with this green computer option that may also reduce computer costs in the long run, and a lot of hassle, too.
Buy a laptop instead of a desktop
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Laptops use 80 to 90 percent less energy than desktops, so they'll cut your energy bill a fair chunk.
Purchase a duplex copier
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These eco-friendly machines cut paper use by 30 to 35 percent!
Purchase a duplex printer
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Like, duplex copiers, personal printers equipped with duplexing trays will significantly reduce your overall paper consumption.
Use ink cartridge refills or remanufactured cartridges
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Using remanufactured cartridges reduces your garbage and saves resources, too. And since the quality's up and the price is down, what more do you want?
Adjust computer power settings to save energy
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You can reduce up to 60-80 percent of your computers energy usage during normal operations and save from $25 - $75 per year per machine by enabling the power management feature.
Donate your old computer to charity
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Help out a local school or non-profit organization by donating your used computers for their use.
Recycle office e-waste
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Don’t send your old computers, printers, copiers, wireless devices, and cartridges to landfills where they'll poison ground water and soil—donate and recycle instead!
Buy EPEAT computers
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Get a medal-worthy, eco-friendly laptop or desktop the next time you're in the market. EPEAT computers are made more eco-friendly from start to finish.
Comments
8:47pm
awsome tips...bummer that somo ppl dont use them...but I did,am, and will!!
8:47pm
ur awsome!!!