When it comes to managed print services…

We’re Your Green Vendor
Healing your printer isn’t all we do at On-Site Laser Medic.  We’re also helping to heal the planet with our Green Your Machine program.
 
If you’re an eco-friendly company, or well on your way to becoming eco-friendly, you’ll benefit from our 5% green discount on all labor charges for printer repair. You’ll also be eligible for a 5% discount on the purchase of our Certified Pre-Owned printers, an important green alternative to purchasing new product.  All you have to do is give us your old printer for recycling.

You can help us make a significant impact in landfill reduction by purchasing our recycled compatible toner cartridges, certified by the International Standards Organization (ISO), holders of the most widely recognized environmental certification process in the world.    Priced well below original brand models, these recycled cartridges are backed by our 100% guarantee, including a free site visit should your printer be in need of repair due to cartridge failure. We also give you a prepaid shipping envelope, enabling you to return your empties for further recycling.

Greening our Own Machine
From energy savings and waste reductions at our office and warehouse, to our staffing and travel policies, we’re doing everything we can to improve our environmental practices. See what we’ve accomplished.

Greening Our Own Machine (in Progress)
When it comes to printers and printing supplies, we hope you look to us as your green vendor.  We’re counting on you to give us the business we need to afford further improvements in our green practices. In 2009, our goals include a complete energy efficiency evaluation and a thorough carbon footprint measurement

Articles:

The EPA's Low Carbon IT Campaign
Lowering Your Energy Consumption & Carbon Footprint By Enabling PC Power Management

The last tab of the EPA’s Excel-based savings calculator is a form summarizing the estimates and is what companies use to make a formal pledge.

SOURCE: U.S. EPA
The convergence of escalating energy prices and societal concern over human-caused climate change has renewed interest in energy efficiency and conservation for many businesses. According to the Energy Information Administration, commercial electricity rates have increased almost 12% since 2005, and at many companies, IT is a major contributor to the bill.
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10 Key Elements of a 'Green IT' Strategy 

By Simon Mingay

Every IT organization can substantially improve its environmental performance, while often reducing or avoiding costs. IT organizations must go beyond the data center and adopt a very broad approach to their environmental programs. 

Key Findings:

• IT significantly impacts the environment throughout its life cycle. Most enterprises have  not paid enough attention to this until recently.
• IT's environmental impact can be significantly reduced by behavioral changes, as well as technology changes. 

• Given the relative energy and materials inefficiency of most IT infrastructures today, many green IT initiatives can be easily tackled at no incremental cost. 
  

Recommendations for IT Organizations:

• Implement a broad-based environmental program tackling energy and material efficiency, as well as issues of waste and supplier management. 


• Ideally, do this as part of a broader enterprise initiative to help drive behavioral changes. 
  

Publication Date: 7 December 2007 ID Number: G00154085

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