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April 22nd is the celebration of Earth Day and in honor of our planet, her are a few technology tips you can use to reduce your impact on Earth.

• Get rid of the “vampires” -vampire power is the energy your appliances and technology use, even when they are not on. Just turning it off is not enough, try unplugging it altogether. Vampire power can create an extra 5%-10% increase in utility bills. The worst offenders are anything with a remote and plasma screen televisions. Interesting..

• Another great idea is to “e-cycle” your old technology. E-cycling is the act of disposing of your old gadgets in an approved and environmentally sound way.  See “Where Old Technology Goes” for more information about the process.

• And finally, don’t forget about good old recycling in the original form of recycling papers, printing on both sides of the paper and sending your used toner bottles back to the manufacturer for proper disposal and reuse.

A good point was made by one of our Now IT Works friends – why isn’t every day Earth Day? Let’s keep that in mind and save our planet!

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