Printing Efficiently & Greener

The University of East London, London South Bank University and charity Global Action Plan are working on a Green ICT project funded by JISC. The aim of the project is to investigate how barriers to Green ICT can be overcome within a HEI, especially in terms of cross-departmental working and implementing staff behavioural change programmes. We're looking at the specific issue of improving the efficiency of printing to deliver a long-term sustainable solution.

Wednesday 27 October 2010

Print rather than copy!

Interesting item from Bradford University
It says If you only want a small number of copies of a document then think about whether you need to print the document at all. If you do, then it is usually more energy efficient to use a printer than a photocopier. This of course depends on types of printers and copiers in use in your bit of the University – but in general:
• Inkjet printers are more energy efficient than laser printers
• Black and white printers are more energy efficient than colour printers
• Photocopiers use more energy than printers per copied sheet
http://www.brad.ac.uk/ecoversity/carbon/ewp-printingtips.pdf

1 comment:

Anonymous30 October 2010 at 03:14
Thank you so much for sharing it.
When most of the corporate groups are showing concern to save environment and taking initiative, only the Environment Friendly Printing companies have been able to sign a contract with them

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