Is your office a friend to the environment?

These days it seems as if everyone is trying to be or at least claiming to be environmentally friendly. A major source of waste comes from our everyday printing both in the office and at home. We have laser printers, inkjet printer, fax machines, and solid ink printers being advertised as being Green.

Top 10 Green Technology Tips – Advice on Recycling & Sustainability

San Francisco-based TechSoup Global (www.techsoupglobal.org) works to provide social and environmental benefits to organizations on the planet and give them access to resources they need to fulfill their mission.
2009 Technology Tips and Advice
For the upcoming year, TechSoup is seeking to make all consumers more environmentally conscious and drive the public to make “green” technology decisions [...]

Greener Computing and Recycling in 5 Easy Habits

This morning a great article appeared in the Washington Post describing how each one of us can help to live a greener and more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. More specifically, its geared to those of us that utilize computers, computer technologies, and printers extensively in our everyday life.
Give Earth Day is coming up, we thought this [...]

Xerox’s New Printer Ink & Toner Recycling Calculator

Today, Xerox announced the introduction of a new tool entitled the Xerox Sustainability Calculator. This Xerox printer ink and toner recycling tool is designed to help customers reduce their environmental impact and printing costs.
Printer Ink & Toner Quick Evaluation Tool
Xerox’s new environmentally-oriented software tool measures the overall impact a company’s document and printer technologies [...]

Xerox Phaser Solid Ink Printers – Environment Friendly Recycling

As outlined by a Xerox Phaser ink research team in a paper entitled “Bring green into your Office scheme,” (PDF, 220k) the Xerox phaser solid ink imaging process is the most environmentally-friendly method for printing ink on paper. From the Xerox Phaser printer ink system’s nearly waste-free printing process to its safe, toxin-free Phaser solid [...]