| Being an environmentally aware company not only | | | | Recycle Printer Cartridges - Printer cartridges that |
| looks good to customers and the community, it | | | | are thrown away are a real problem for the |
| can also significantly reduce costs. So, what can | | | | environment, and are also the cause of |
| be done to make a company greener and | | | | unnecessary extra costs being incurred for |
| cleaner? | | | | companies. Once a printer cartridge has run out, |
| Reduce wastage - Practically every company | | | | the best and cheapest option is to just refill it |
| produces waste of some sort, whether it be | | | | yourself, alternatively though, you can send it |
| paper or left over raw products, and where there | | | | back to the supplier, who will then sell you a |
| is waste, there is a way of reducing it. Being | | | | recycled one, that works as good as a new one, |
| more careful and precise when creating products, | | | | for as little as half the price. |
| using less packaging, and sending invoices | | | | Re-Use Plastic Cups - Around 8% of global annual |
| electronically, are just a few examples of ways | | | | oil production is currently used in the |
| that wastage can be reduced. | | | | manufacturing of plastics and the process of |
| Re-Use Paper - Paper is the most wasted item in | | | | production uses harmful chemicals. (Waste Online, |
| most companies, despite it being relatively easy | | | | 2008) Plastics are non-biodegradable and may |
| to re-use, or to not use at all. A few ideas to | | | | take hundreds of years to decompose. So, if an |
| consider are printing on both sides of a piece of | | | | office has a vending machine, employees can |
| paper, keeping scrap paper next to the printer for | | | | re-use a plastic cup throughout the day or |
| use for internal / test documents, and sending | | | | perhaps keep their own mug at their desk. |
| emails rather than letters. | | | | |