Green Living: At The Office
What's The Temp?
Reprogram the thermostat. Each degree warmer you leave the thermostat in summer, and each degree cooler you set it in the winter can save 6 to 8 percent in energy costs.Reprogram the thermostat. Each degree warmer you leave the thermostat in summer, and each degree cooler you set it in the winter can save 6 to 8 percent in energy costs.
Reducing Paper Use
Watch the paper and ink. Avoid printing documents that could just as easily be emailed, and print necessary papers on both sides. It also helps to institute a recycling program, and to switch to recycled paper and water-based inks
Copiers are #1 Energy Hog
Copiers use more energy per unit than any other type of office equipment. Try to make double-sided copies whenever possible. A duplexing option helps cut back on energy use, as well as decreasing paper costs and reducing waste. (The energy to produce the paper far outweighs the energy needed to produce an image on the paper.)
Reducing Computer´s Energy Use
Activate your computer´s ´sleep´ or ´quiet´ mode option so that when the machine is not being used, it will automatically switch from full power to sleep mode. This can reduce your computer´s energy use by as much as 70%.
Remove Staples - LITERALLY!
Use a staple-less stapler - we would save 120 tons of steel if every office worker used one less staple a day for a year (that's about the equivalent of 25 SUV's!).
Nature's Clean Air Machine
You don't have to be a gardener to pick up a few small plants to keep in your office. Plants have been referred to as "nature's clean air machines" and studies have shown that plants notably improve the quality of the air by effectively removing carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide among other pollutants from the atmosphere. The common English Ivy, Heartleafed Philodendron or Green Spider plants are three that been named as some of the most efficient air cleaners that prosper indoors with low light and don't require too much water.
Refill Your Ink
Purchase refill kits for ink cartridges - Printer cartridges can be refilled with high quality ink, by purchasing this option you create less consumer waste and you create demand for your used cartridge when it is time to throw it away. You can also buy kits that will allow you to refill your printer cartridges yourself.
Click here to visit 123inkjets.com and look at the many options to refill your ink cartridge
Refill Your Toner
Purchase refill kits for toner - Your copiers, faxes, and laser printers all use toner cartridges, but the toner runs out long before the useful life of the cartridge has been reached. There are refill kits available for toners similar to ink jet printers which will allow you to extend the life of the cartridge and save some serious $$. This will allow you to refill the cartridge 3 times, give or take. Find refill kits at ABC Ink and Toner Refill Yourself.
You can
buy a Toner Refill KIT #1 here for about $23.
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