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eCommerce Associates asked:

If you’re not using it switch it off!

This covers computers and all peripherals like printers, scanners, external hard drives and routers. Leaving electrical equipment on standby often consumes as much electricity as when they are in use.

Don’t mix and match your equipment

Buying same brand computers or same-brand printers means you can cannibalise parts if one breaks down and makes technical problems across the system easier to fix

Don’t buy recycled toner

Recycling or refilling toner cartridges sounds green but often works out less environmentally friendly or cheap.

Recycled toner cartridges often leak, and some reports suggest the toner powder may induce cancer. The risk is high if you are breathing in air near a printer with a leaking cartridge.

Cartridges from the printer maker may cost more, but are less likely to leak leading to less maintenance cleaning your equipment and less exposure to potentially harmful toner powder.
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