On paper, the recycling program was touted as a bold step toward California’s green, climate-friendly future.A mountain of plastic and metal would be diverted from landfills. Greenhouse gas emissions would tumble. And one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s climate change goals – trimming power use in state buildings by 20 percent – would nudge closer [...]
The concept of green flows through much of what we do right now because we can see the ice caps melting, the pollution growing, and our energy prices starting to overtake our incomes.There are three kinds of green efforts: the first is focused on assuring a clean environment and has recycling at its core; [...]
According to printer manufacturers, the path to going green and printing cheap starts at the product design stage. For instance, these hardware makers say they observe a conscious effort to produce printers that require fewer resources, namely, electricity, supplies and media.Lim Kok Hin, Canon Singapore’s senior director and general manager of domestic business imaging [...]
In this digital age, sending a letter seems pretty old fashioned to most. In fact, for people born in the eighties and nineties, to write longhand is a challenge. In the instances when e-mail seems unsuitable, it is simply much easier to compose our letters on computer, print them out and visit the post [...]
Using remanufactured (recycled) toner cartridges instead of new ones eliminates a waste stream and can reduce your Agency’s purchasing costs. Companies that refurbish and sell toner cartridges either pay postage for their return or will come to your offices and pick them up. Remanufactured cartridges also are less expensive than new ones. (Note: This [...]