We all know plastic bags are generally bad for the environment. They don’t tend to get re-used, they don’t degrade well and their production produces carbon emissions. Ideally we’d all get a ‘bag for life’ and bring it with us to the shops. In reality though, most of us don’t remember to carry their bag for life with them when they go shopping.
Graphic by JadeGordan
This is a very simple idea that businesses could make use of to reduce transport associated carbon emissions and potentially save money and time. If your business regularly orders similar types of products, such as office supplies it’s likely that you could benefit from this simple idea.
Photo by DeMatze.
In the previous article I talked about defining waste and came to the conclusion that energy conservation is not sensible unless you can clearly define what electricity usage is not being used but is still powered on (and therefore is waste) and what is actually enhancing the user experience. In many offices, PC’s are only used for basic tasks such as writing letters and other administration, but they are built and powered to do much more. Therefore a lot of the computer power is permanently being wasted, as it is never needed for such basic tasks. This article explains how you can cut back on that wasted energy without compromising on the user experience.
This is a guest article, written by our Dutch work placement student Maarten (AKA M.J.) from the Da Vinci College, Gorinchem. Please note: this article is quite technical. Please don’t try these procedures unless you know what you are doing and/or are willing to risk damaging your machine.