In recent years businesses have become more
conscious of our environment and have changed their gears to focus on being green. In do so, they found that being green is was not always kind to the pocketbook. That does not necessarily
ring true anymore, times are changing! Now that recycling is more mainstream, doors have opened with opportunities to be green and profitable! DCR is always looking for green options for ourselves
and other businesses because the environment, and your business’ profitability are important to us.
The following ideas are easy to
implement and can start saving you
money today!
1. Adjust printer driver default settings to print double sided to reduce paper use.
2. Use recycled paper and recycle used paper.
3. Always choose energy-saving products with ENERGY STAR
enabled. Your business will save
money on energy bills by choosing
ENERGY STAR compliant printers and multi-function printers. There are products available that learn your company’s usage and
will tailor itself to fit
your needs and then switch between power
saving and ready modes to conserve energy.
4. Think before you print. The Print Preview feature can be used to avoid printing
unwanted pages. This simple precautionary is very helpful, but often forgotten
or overlooked
5. Utilize scanning to e-file. This saves time searching for information, and money
by cutting paper cost.
6. Distribute documents electronically. These features allow incoming faxes and scans to be routed to an email address, saving unnecessary printing.
7. Use Scan to Email and Fax Forward to Email features.
8. Choose a GREEN font. As a thin and light font, Century Gothic managed to beat out Ecofont, which was specifically created to
cut costs by spewing out less ink. On a
dollar basis, it is projected that the average
person printing around 25 pages a
week would save $20 a year by using
Century Gothic for all documents. A
business or heavy-duty user printing 250 pages per week would save around $80 for the year. And large companies with multiple printers could potentially save hundreds of dollars a year.
These easy changes can start saving your business hundreds of dollars with
minimal effort on your part.
Small changes can make BIG differences.
