{"id":109,"date":"2016-04-18T09:42:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/?p=109"},"modified":"2016-04-25T08:26:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T12:26:40","slug":"office-tips-going-green-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/2016\/04\/18\/office-tips-going-green-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Sustainability: The Power of Small Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-125 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/files\/2016\/04\/Green-Life-1.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/files\/2016\/04\/Green-Life-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/files\/2016\/04\/Green-Life-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/files\/2016\/04\/Green-Life-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>Making a difference to help the environment doesn\u2019t have to be difficult. Just a few small changes at home and work will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Here are a few tips to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turning your monitor off after 20 minutes of inactivity<\/li>\n<li>Shut your computer down when you leave for the day<\/li>\n<li>The greenest paper is no paper at all, so keep things digital<\/li>\n<li>The more you do online, the less you need paper<\/li>\n<li>Keep files on computers instead of in file cabinets (use Royal Drive for documents that need encryption or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellucian.com\/document-management-software\/\" target=\"_blank\">ERP Systems Imaging System<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; contact the Technology Support Center for more information)<\/li>\n<li>Review documents onscreen rather than printing them out<\/li>\n<li>Use double-sided printing whenever possible<\/li>\n<li>Print in draft mode to conserve ink: It will generally lighten the shade, but you\u2019ll still be able to read your copy clearly<\/li>\n<li>Distribute memos, manuals, minutes, policies (documents) via email: Instead of printing out memos for distribution, email them and let employees decide whether or not they wish to print them<\/li>\n<li>Reduce your margin settings so that your printer uses less paper<\/li>\n<li>Send emails instead of paper letters<\/li>\n<li>Printers, scanners, and other peripherals that are only used occasionally can be unplugged until they&#8217;re needed<\/li>\n<li>Turn off lights in spaces that are unoccupied<\/li>\n<li>Bring your lunch to work in reusable containers is likely the greenest (and healthiest) way to eat at work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Resources:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Treehugger, T. (n.d.). 10 ways to green your work ethic. Retrieved April 20, 2016, from http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/htgg\/how-to-go-green-at-work.html<\/li>\n<li>10 Awesome Going Green Tips At Work &#8211; Sustainable Business Toolkit. (2012). Retrieved April 20, 2016, from http:\/\/www.sustainablebusinesstoolkit.com\/10-going-green-tips-at-work\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making a difference to help the environment doesn\u2019t have to be difficult. Just a few small changes at home and work will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Here are a few tips to get you started: Turning your monitor off after 20 minutes of inactivity Shut your computer down when you leave for the day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":258,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[27,34],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-tools","tag-green","tag-office-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/itmatters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}