Try to incorporate these green business practices to keep the environment and your costs healthy.
Switch to an All in One – By having just one multifunction printer instead of individual scanners, printers and fax machines, means you will be only buying supplies for one device. As well as saving money, you will be cutting down on all the energy you would be using to power all of those other devices.
Duplex Printing – This means being able to print on both sides of a piece of paper, which will obviously reduce the amount of paper you use. There are many printers and multifunction printers that now have automatic double-sided printing.
Bulk Buying – If you buy your toner or paper in bulk you will save on the cost per unit and also reduce the amount of waste packaging. High-capacity or high-efficiency items will lower your per unit or per print cost.
Recycled Paper – Using recycled paper and recycling paper not only saves trees but also energy, chemicals and water. The Paper Industry Association Councils goal is to reach 60% paper recovery by 2012. Having recycling boxes at each desk and using environmentally preferable papers will help to reach this goal.
No Paper – Keep it simple, distribute documents electronically instead of a hard copy when you can.
Preserve Ink & Toner – For the less important prints that don’t need a higher quality print, consider using your printers draft and toner saving modes.
Recycle Empty Toner Bottles and Cartridges – Help to keep used printer supplies out of landfills by taking advantage of recycling programs.
