7 Ways For Your Businesses To Go Green

The simplest and most cost-effective way to go green in your office is to take a good, hard look at your shopping list and rethink the products and equipment you buy, both big and small. From power-saving light bulbs to green office supplies to energy-efficient computers, there are lots and lots of ways for you to have an impact on the environment, and your bottom line, in what you buy. Buying recycled paper helps but buying a multifunction printer that can do it all -- like print, scan, copy, fax, e-mail, and save files to your network -- will not only cut down on your paper usage but will also lower your electric bills. Green features you should look for in MFPs include sleep mode, a black-only print mode, solid stick ink, and skipping blank pages. The "paperless office" might just be a myth, but you can at least make an effort to use less paper.