Thinking of Going Green for Earth Day? How About Going Digital at Your Office?
It’s almost Earth Day! Does that have you thinking about how your business is impacting the environment? If you are looking for ways to reduce your environmental impact, here are a few tips:
Think About Your Lighting
Did you know that just under 45% of electricity usage in offices is accounted for by artificial lighting? Lighting is obviously essential for operating your business, but there are ways to reduce this energy drain. Buy Energy-Star rated lightbulbs and make sure to turn off lights when you’re leaving a room. Automatic sensors are great for this!
Computer Efficiency Matters
Computers are another area where energy is drained constantly. In fact, computers in the business world waste $1 billion in electricity every year! To fix this, start turning your computer off when you leave for the day. Even if your computer is on sleep or hibernate mode, you’re still wasting energy when you’re not at work. You can also make it a point to adjust the setting that manages when your computer automatically sleeps throughout the day. Reducing this can cost energy use significantly!
Effects of Printing Everything
Did you know that the average employee goes through over 10,000 sheets of paper every year when printing? That’s a lot of trees! To combat this, think about printing double sided. This alone can cut your paper usage in half. You should also avoid color printing when possible and if you need scrap paper, think about using old faxes or drafts instead of grabbing a crisp new sheet of copy paper. Your company can also look into refillable toner cartridges to cut down on plastic waste.
Emphasize Recycling
How many meetings have you gone into where a drink was served and when the time comes to clean up there’s only trash bins? You want to recycle, but you also want to remain professional and not make waves. By adding recycling bins throughout your facility you can emphasize recycling and cut down on the waste you’re sending to landfills.
Go Paperless
One of the best ways to go green at your office is to go paperless! This is easier said than done in some industries, but the medical industry is perfect. By converting paper records into a sleek digital database, you will reduce your environmental footprint in a great way.
Ready to go green at your medical practice?
If you are thinking of going green at your medical practice Datafied can help! While we can’t switch out your lightbulbs for Energy-Star rated ones, we can help with going paperless. At Datafied, we have over 31 years of experience in the medical record retrieval and management industry. We offer scanning solutions to convert your paper files into a sleek digital database. Not only will you converting to digital reduce your energy drain, it will also improve your office efficiency and reduce your costs. To learn more, visit us on the web at Datafied!
