There’s a price for everything.
Either you pay more up front for a product or service you *know* will yield benefits down the road – or you pay later on for going cheap.
When it comes to going green at the office, environmentally-savvy products may appear pricier at the outset, but think of how much you save in the long-run by not contributing to the destruction of our environment!
The purchase and use of environmentally-friendly products can have a big impact, and not just on the trees and sky. Buying green affects everything from worker safety to the bottom line. Here’s how:
- Products that are reusable, refillable, more durable or repairable create less waste and are more cost-effective than disposable products.
- Manufacturing recycled products uses less energy than goods made from virgin materials. Buying recycled products saves natural resources.
As always, what you put into something, is what you get out of it.
Did You Know…
Of the $250 billion spent every year on powering computers globally, only 15% of that power is spent computing-the rest is wasted idling. That means: Turn Off Your Computer When Not In Use!
- Program your computer to sleep after 30 minutes of non-use; you’ll reduce power demand by up to 90%.
- If you’re away from your computer for longer than a half-hour, turn it OFF! Also, unplug the surge protector. (Booting up again uses the equivalent of only two seconds of run time and won’t hurt the hard drive).
- Monitors are HUGE energy drains. Turn them off after 20 minutes of non-use.
- Printers, scanners and peripherals that are used occasionally should be unplugged until needed.
