In celebration of Earth Day, Y&R's INSPIRE shares practical tips on how you can "go green" in your office today. INSPIRE is Y&R's sustainability practice, find out more at www.yrgrp.com/inspire

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rethink
REDUCE
R E U S E
B L A C K
& W H I T E
Set your printer default to
Black and white printing uses less
power and resources. Most printers
are set to color by default.
D U P L E X
Set your printer default to
Double-sided printing reduces paper
output. Making it the default setting
allows you to only select single-sided
printing when necessary.
s o f t - p r o o fi n g
Implement PDF
instead of traditional hard copy
proofing. This fully digital workflow
solution increases efficiency,
predictability and cost savings over
the long term.
P O W E R d ow ncomputers when not in use. Enable power
saving features if you are not going to use the
computer for more than 20 minutes.
Reduce the font size on documents being printed by 1 point.
21 B I L L I O Nsheets of paper every year.
Doing so can reduce paper consumption by 18% and contribute to saving nearly
U N P L U G
A L L C H A R G E R S
70%
and power adapters when
not in use. Chargers use up to
of their total energy when the
device is not plugged in.
D O N A T E
personal appliances used in your
office, such as space heaters, fans
and refrigerators, to charity. They
consume a tremendous amount of
electricity.
Think twice
before flying.
When possible, consider
alternatives such as
video conferencing.
DATA SOURCE: INFOTRENDS
Things You Can Do
R I G H T N O W
M O R E G R E E N
to Make Your Office
R E C Y C L E D
Use
paper goods. The average office worker generates
130 lbs(59 kg) of paper per year.
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