Step 109: Green Steps in Computer Efficiency

1000 Green Steps found a fact that each year, computers in the business sector waste $1 billion worth of unnecessary electricity.
Turn off your computer-and the power strip it’s plugged into-when you leave work.
During the day, setting your computer to automatically go to sleep during short breaks can cut energy use by 70 percent.
Invest in energy-saving computers, monitors, and printers and make sure that old equipment is properly recycled. Look for a recycler that has pledged not to export hazardous e-waste and to follow other safety guidelines.
Old computers that still work, and are less than five years old, can be donated to organizations that will refurbish them and find them new homes. (You may even get a tax deduction.)

Happy Green Living!