27 No and low cost ways to green your IT

Just say No!

1. Don’t print!

– Use print preview to check what you are printing– Who’s doing the printing?– Go print friendly on web pages

– Proof read on screen before hitting print– Do you need the whole document or just one

page?

Control the Urge

2. Only print what you really need

Slim down3. Use a narrow font

– The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

– The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

– The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog– The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

– The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog4. Drop a font size

Around the Edges

5. Reduce the margins

M i n d t h e G a p

6. Set line spacing to single

Better by half

7. Print double sided 8. Print two pages to a sheet

Hold the ink

9. Avoid the use of best quality printing10. Don’t print the pictures11. Print in black and white12. Print PowerPoint slides as handouts

Power Rangers

13. Switch off when not in use14. Enable the internal power save modes15. Disable active screen savers16. Turn down monitor brightness

Buy green

17. If it’s working - keep it 18. Check out energy consumption19. Check out the manufacturers green credentials20. Where does your paper come from?21. Buy with minimal packaging

Clear the Clutter

22. Clean up days23. Default reply to sender not reply to all

Good Housekeeping

24. Do the dusting25. Maintain printers and copiers26. Do a server room health check

Time’s Up

27. Dispose of broken and obsolete items properly