Reduce, Reuse, Rethink: 9 Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Office More Green

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B L A C K & W H I T E

Set your printer default to

Black and white printing uses less

power and resources. Most printers

are set to color by default.

D U P L E XSet your printer default to

Double-sided printing reduces paper

output. Making it the default setting

allows you to only select single-sided

printing when necessary.

s o f t - p r o o fi n gImplement PDF

instead of traditional hard copy

proofing. This fully digital workflow

solution increases efficiency,

predictability and cost savings over

the long term.

P O W E R d o w ncomputers when not in use. Enable power

saving features if you are not going to use the

computer for more than 20 minutes.

Reduce the font size on documents being printed by 1 point.

21 B I L L I O Nsheets of paper every year.

Doing so can reduce paper consumption by 18% and contribute to saving nearly

U N P L U GA L L C H A R G E R S

70%and power adapters when

not in use. Chargers use up to

of their total energy when the

device is not plugged in.

D O N A T Epersonal appliances used in your

office, such as space heaters, fans

and refrigerators, to charity. They

consume a tremendous amount of

electricity.

Think twice before flying.When possible, consider

alternatives such as

video conferencing.

DATA SOURCE: INFOTRENDS

Things You Can Do R I G H T N O W

M O R E G R E E Nto Make Your Office

R E C Y C L E DUse

paper goods. The average office worker generates

130 lbs (59 kg) of paper per year.

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