Paper makes up about 35% of our waste stream - even though it’s one of the easiest materials to re-use and recycle! You can help reduce this waste by using as little paper as possible, and being smart about the paper you do use. First of all, you don’t need to print every e-mail. Just organize your inbox to make e-mails easier to find and reference. You can encourage others not to print your e-mails as well. Make back-up copies of important files and e-mails and keep them on an external drive, instead of storing boxes of paper files. When you do need to print important documents, make sure you use a sustainable paper, and set your printer or copier to print on both sides of the page.

A great way to reduce paper use and get contracts and documents signed more quickly is to use electronic signatures. Adobe Acrobat Professional allows you to sign PDF files digitally, as well as create PDF documents with signature fields for clients to sign. Or you could use software such as DocuSign or e-signature to securely sign documents and get signatures from clients and vendors. We send proposals, contracts, and invoices entirely through e-mail as PDF attachments. Clients can then e-sign the documents and send them back, and we both have a signed copy without having to print anything.which gives our comapmny the ability to accept credit cards and receive instant payment. WebWorld Networks provides a great way for Business and Home Users Go digital with paper documents.

You aren’t working all hours of the night so why does your computer need to be on? Turn off everything you possibly can before you leave the office each day. Un plug your computer, printer, external hard drive, and other office gadgets into one power strip, so you can just turn it off to make sure none of the appliances are secretly pilfering energy. You can also program your computers to turn off automatically at a certain time each night, just in case you forget. You can also set your monitor to turn off after a few minutes of inactivity. And never leave things like cell phone chargers plugged in when you’re not using them. They still draw energy, regardless of whether there’s anything plugged into them. Speaking of energy efficiency, make sure you stock your office with energy-saving appliances and compact florescent light bulbs. At WebWorld all office in all locations ensure we use energy-saving bulbs and in some case automation where lightning is on times and controlled from our Office Automation Systems - Which we also specilize in.

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