The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 45: Oct/Nov 2019 | Page 18

GOING GREEN
TOP TIPS FOR MAKING YOUR
OFFICE MORE GREEN
1st Office, the South West’s industry-leading
document and print management solution
specialists, give us their advice for boosting
your office’s green credentials.
It’s never been so important for
businesses to re-evaluate their processes
in order to become more environmentally
friendly.
The paper industry is closely associated
with environmental issues such as
deforestation which effects soil fertility,
biodiversity and water quality. Not
forgetting to mention the huge impact on
CO2 emissions which directly contribute to
global warming.
Ink cartridges are also having a
negative impact. Being difficult to recycle,
approximately 90 million have found
their way into landfill. These will take
anything up to 1000 years to break down,
in the meantime polluting the soil with
chemicals which will have huge effects on
the eco-system.
So what can we do in our offices to
reduce our printer’s environmental
impact?
USING RECYCLED PAPER
To be honest, we think most of
our customers are already being
environmentally savvy and using recycled
paper. However, for those of you yet to be
converted, please think about swapping to
a greener option.
Not only is recycled paper forest
friendly because less material is being
used, but it also tends to be lighter than
standard paper therefore your machine
doesn’t have to use so much energy to
produce a print.
PAGE FORMATTING
We all like to make our reports look good.
Using the best fonts, highlighting and
using bold text for headers. OK so it looks
pretty but actually it’s not great for the
environment.
By reducing the size of the fonts you use,
as well as limiting the use of bold text, you’ll
be saving on ink and paper. This will allow
you to fit more content on the page. Also, try
where possible to print double sided which
will again reduce your paper consumption.
THE RIGHT TIME TO PRINT
Photocopiers are constantly on the
go – warming up for example uses an
awful lot of energy. If you don’t need your
prints immediately, why not implement
a specific ‘print-run’ time in your office?
Basically waiting and printing everything
in one go. In the meantime, utilise your
photocopier’s ‘standby mode’ which
consumes very little energy.
1st Office Equipment Ltd is the largest
independent print & document management
solutions provider in the South West.
INK CARTRIDGES
Opt for a high capacity cartridge rather
than standard. These high capacity
cartridges are filled completely which
mean less cartridges in landfill.
HOW MANY PRINTERS!?
It’s important that your business has the
right number and right size printers and
photocopiers for its needs. The extra cost
of running multiple machines is not good
for the environment and certainly not good
for your pocket!
You could save money and help protect
the environment by re-evaluating and
switching to a machine that best suits
your needs.
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