5.9 BILLION The amount in U.S. dollars it would cost to fill an
Olympic-size swimming pool with ink
8 MILLION The amount in tons of office paper the U.S. used in 2004.
That equals roughly 178 million trees.
10 THOUSAND The number of pages per year the average U.S. office
worker prints
SOURCE: GREENPRINT TECHNOLOGIES (WWW.PRINTGREENER.COM)
These days, going green takes less work (and is cheaper) than you
might think. Companies such as Oregon-based Greenprint Technologies
(www.printgreener.com), provide not just better printing options, but
consumer education. The company's Greenprint software is a
patent-pending technology designed to help users eliminate printing
waste. The software also lets you print in PDF format and even uses a
font developed to reduce paper and ink use.
To help save power, the Smart Strip Surge Protector by BITS Ltd.
allows users to plug up to 10 devices into one energy-efficient unit.
The strip has an auto-switch feature, which turns off equipment
simultaneously. (For more BITS products, head to
www.chooserenewables.com).
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