MBA Lawyers Eco-Challenge Eco-Tips Environmentally conscious
purchases Consider energy-efficient equipment when replacing
appliances and computers in your office and home. • Visit Energy
Star at www.energystar.gov to find a wide array of energy-saving
products, including printers, copies, refrigerators and
computers. • When replacing computers, consider those that are
rated highly by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment
Tool (EPEAT) by visiting www.epeat.net. The Web site uses a set
of criteria to help consumers compare the energy efficiency of
various computers. Cut down on waste and disposables in your
office and work toward recycling items you are no longer using:
• Arrange for your ink cartridge supplier to pick up used
cartridges for reuse and/or purchase remanufactured cartridges,
rather than new ones, for laser printers. • Provide pitchers
with filtered water, rather than bottled water, to employees and
visitors. • Donate old office equipment, computers and supplies.
Consider using paper pro