TIPS TO MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
- Buy green equipment (Look for the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star certification)
- Use a laptop (They use less energy)
- Take advantage of energy-saving features (Sleep-suspended animate state)
- Turn it off when you're away
- Save energy, not screens (Don't use a screen saver)
- Turn it all the way off
- Avoid moving parts (Store information of the flash drive)
- Print only once
- Use a green font (It uses less ink than others)
- E-cycle your waste products (Save your empty cartridge)
- Pass it on (Piece of hardware of software)
- Send bits not atoms (Don't send letters, send messages)
- Consider hidden environmental costs of decisions.