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Whether you’re at home or in the office, it’s easy to save energy, cut costs and reduce the impact your computer products have on the environment. Learn how following just a few simple steps can help make a real difference.
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Make smart purchasing decisions |
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- Buy ENERGY STAR ® or other energy-efficiency rated eco-labeled computers and peripherals. They can help you save energy and money. An ENERGY STAR ® qualified computer uses 70 percent less electricity than computers without enabled power management features.
- Consider using flat panel liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors versus conventional CRT monitors. LCD monitors reduce energy consumption by a third. LCD monitors also run cooler, which helps save on air conditioning costs.
- Select the right-sized monitor to meet your needs. The bigger the monitor, the more energy it uses. Choose multifunction devices (MFDs) – like HP All-in-Ones – that do the work that used to require several machines. In addition to saving space and materials, these All-in-Ones save energy compared to several products working in parallel.
- Select printers or multifunction products that offer two-sided printing to reduce paper and energy usage.
- Networking printers and copiers will decrease their idle time and provide for more cost-effective use of the equipment.
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Conserve resources during use |
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- Enable the energy saving settings on PCs and peripherals – a feature that is enabled on all HP products running Microsoft Windows. You can find these settings in the Power Options menu in your PC’s Control Panel. A computer in idle mode uses 20 to 50 times the power of a computer in standby mode.
- To increase savings, reduce the time delay before your equipment reverts to a power saving mode. This can also be set in the Power Options menu in your PC’s Control Panel.
- Disable your screen savers to reduce energy use. Studies show that a monitor in screen saving mode uses significantly more energy than one in standby mode.
- Adjust your computer’s data backup schedule to run during the workday so you don’t have to leave your computer on at night.
- ENERGY STAR ® recommends that you power down all electronics – computer, monitor, printer and other peripherals – when not in use. This includes unplugging power strips at the end of the day, because they consume energy even when the equipment is shut off. Be sure to power down all equipment connected to the power strip first.
- Set printers to sleep mode. The printer will quickly return to “activity” status when new print jobs are submitted. Since 1993, increases in HP LaserJet “instant on fusing” energy efficiency have avoided a total of 3.5 million tons of CO2 emissions. This is equivalent to a year’s emissions for approximately 680,000 cars.
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Complete the conservation cycle |
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- When upgrading to more energy efficient products, check out HP’s trade-in and recycling options for your used computer or printing hardware, batteries and HP printing supplies through programs like HP’s product recycling program.
- Learn more about the steps you can take to improve your energy efficiency and stem environmental climate changes by viewing HP’s Take Action video.
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Did You Know? |
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HP offers free, postage-paid mailing envelopes, labels and boxes to return used HP inkjet and LaserJet print cartridges after use for recycling. Check inside new cartridge boxes or order them free online.
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