Here at PassKit, we hate waste.
We strive to end all forms of waste both within our personal lives and throughout our company. Whether it’s wasting time, resources or money, we hate it all – it’s just one reason we do what we do. So we feel that it’s time to help end the waste. Every Wednesday, we’re going to give you a reason, an idea, or way to eliminate the waste within your life. Right here in one post. So be sure to stop back each week for Waste Wednesday to free up your time, your life, and your world.
“Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.”
-Thomas Edison
17. (1/13/16) Starbucks still not fully committed to stopping deforestation
Over the years, Starbucks has caught a lot of heat for some of their business practices. The latest is their policy or “commitment” to stopping deforestation.
In 2013, Starbucks made a commitment to customers to using 100% RFSO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified sustainable palm oil in their products. The problem is that nobody knows whether or not Starbucks has upheld their promise.
In response, SumOfUs, a global community of consumers, investors and individuals working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions, has launched a campaign to get Starbucks to eliminate conflict palm oil from its supply chain.
The problem lies with the RSPO certification. Even if Starbucks sources 100% RSPO-certified oil, this doesn’t automatically mean it will achieve the gold standard. This is because the RSPO can’t guarantee that the palm oil it certifies is deforestation-free. In June this year a coalition of companies, investors and NGOs including PepsiCo, Walmart and Starbucks itself signed a letter urging the certification body to enforce stricter standards. One paragraph stated: “Given current shortcomings of RSPO certification … purchasing RSPO certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) does not sufficiently address critical sustainability concerns in the palm oil supply chain.”
Certifications like these need to be well thought out, well put together, and well enforced. What good is a certification that cannot be trusted by the public. While Starbucks is the one with their feet in the fire, perhaps it should be the RSPO with their feet in the fire. Other companies including Yum! Brands (owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut), Dunkin’ Donuts, Kellogg’s and Krispy Kreme have made deforestation-free palm oil commitments. But these do no good if the RSPO cannot be trusted.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 5/10 (There’s no point in having things like the RSPO if they cannot be trusted.)
Source: TheGuardian
16. (1/6/16) Toilet could bring electricity and water to underdeveloped countries
Researchers from the UK believe they have created a toilet that could benefit millions of people. This cheap, waterless toilet, is able to produce things like electricity, water, and fertilizer all from waste.
It works like this.
The researchers are planning to test the toilet in 2016. Possibly in Ghana. The plan is for the toilet to be rented to households through a local organization. This will help to spread the costs to stay within the Gate Foundation’s challenge of keeping the cost of the toilet below US 5 cents per person per day. Check out the video below to see a full explanation for how it will work.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 9/10 (They left no stone unturned. This toilet turns everything into a resource)
Source: GizMag
15. (12/30/15) How to get rid of your old laptop the right way
After receiving new electronics over the holidays, it can be tricky to figure out how to dispose of your old ones. To some people’s surprise, there are right ways and wrong ways to dispose of electronics. In this Waste Wednesday, I’ll show you the best ways to dispose of your old laptop.
Electronic waste(e-waste) can be extremely harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of. It’s estimated that consumers threw away 92 billion pounds of used electronics last year, an increase from 87.7 billion pounds the previous year, according to a report by United Nations University.
First things first
To properly dispose of your old laptop you will want to first make sure none of your personal data remains on the laptop. In order to ensure there is nothing remaining, you need to follow either Apple or Microsoft’s directions on how to wipe your hard drive. If you’re really paranoid about your data, pull the hard drive from the computer and keep it. That way you can guarantee it won’t fall into the wrong hands.
Where to receive money
Some newer laptops are eligible for trade-in so you can actually receive money for them. Here’s a couple places that will pay to take the laptop off your hands.
Amazon’s Trade-in Program
In less than 10 days, you can receive an Amazon Gift Card for your laptop using Amazon’s Trade-in program. The program also allows trade-ins for phones, electronics, video games, books, DVDs, and CDs. The process is easy and convenient with free shipping, an immediate offer, and no required registration or listing. So check out Amazon’s Trade-in program to see if your laptop or other electronics are eligible for trade-in.
Staples
Staples also gives you a gift card in exchange for your electronics. Staples accepts trade-ins both in-store and online. If in store, you bring in your device, they’ll inspect it, then they give you an eCash Card. If online, you can get a quote, send it in, then you will receive an eCash Card via email. Both ways are super easy and can earn you money for your old electronics. Check out Staples website to see if your laptop qualifies.
Gazelle
Gazelle is a good place to trade-in electronics because the credit can be redeemed for a check, PayPal credit, or an Amazon gift card. They are also simple to use. Just check the website to see if your laptop is listed, then get a quote, and send it in if you want to accept their quote. If your laptop isn’t listed then they are no longer accepting it for trade-in. Check out Gazelle here.
Apple
If your old PC or Macbook is still in good working condition, you may qualify for an Apple gift card. Check out Apple’s Reuse and Recycling Program to see if your items qualify for reuse. If they don’t, Apple will recycle them for you at no cost.
Where to dispose
Some old laptops aren’t worth any money. So in this case, you’ll want to go somewhere that can properly dispose of your laptop.
State Options
If you live in a big or medium size city, chances are they have a place you can go to recycle your electronics. And most of the time it’s free. These are typically safe and secure places to get rid of old computers because everything gets broken down and the materials are recycled. I actually worked for an e-waste company the summer before college. This is always a good option if you’re simply trying to get rid of electronics.
Best Buy
Best Buy will take in your old electronics and recycle them for you. You can drop off nearly all electronics and small appliances for no charge to your local Best Buy. And if you’re purchasing a new appliance from Best Buy, they’ll come pick up your old one for no charge. Check here to see what you can recycle in your state.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 7/10 (Getting paid to recycle? Sounds good to me)
Source: Mashable
14. (12/23/15) SpaceX successfully lands Falcon 9 reusable rocket
SpaceX has made history. On Monday night, SpaceX successfully landed their Falcon 9 reusable rocket after entering orbit and delivering satellites.
SpaceX landing this rocket has been a long time coming, their previous attempt in June exploded in mid-air just minutes into flight. And now that they’ve done it, they’ve made history. Being able to reuse a rocket that is able to deliver satellites into space will revolutionize space travel and the entire space industry. Reusable rockets will save space companies tens of millions of dollars and allow them to function with far less money than previously necessary. Conventional rockets, by contrast, are discarded following each launch, significantly driving up costs.
I’m extremely excited to see what else this sparks. Now that private industries have taken over space exploration, we will see more innovation focused on reusing parts to save money. Which will intern affect other industries. Kudos, SpaceX on a job well done. Check out the footage of SpaceX celebrating below.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 8/10 (SpaceX has made space travel much cheaper and much more feasible for private companies. We could be on the edge of a new space age)
Source: Quartz
13. (12/16/15) Paris climate agreement lays out unclear plan for the future
On Saturday, 190 countries met to come to an agreement on how the world is going to handle climate change.
Here’s what you need to know.
The long-term objective of the agreement is to make sure global warming stays “well below” 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and to “pursue efforts” to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). The government’s plan to achieve this by reducing greenhouse gas emissions “as soon as possible”. The goal is to have emissions low enough so that by 2050, forests and oceans can absorb man-made emissions.
In order to reach this goal, countries need to meet emissions goals every five years. The problem is, only developed nations are expected to slash emissions in absolute terms while the rest of the underdeveloped countries are only “encouraged” to lower emissions.
Even these emissions goals aren’t enough to actually meet the long term emissions goals. So governments asked participants to review their targets every four years to see if they can “update” them. The hope is that renewable energy sources become more affordable and effective.
When it comes to being accountable for following these targets, there is no penalty for not meeting emissions goals. All countries are required to be transparent about their emissions numbers but the deal allows for some “flexibility” for developing countries that “need it.”
Overall, the entire agreement seems to be extremely loose and not tightly organized. At this point we will have to wait and see if any countries can meet the emissions goals or if it’s still too far out of reach. The key to all of this is innovation. Governments can meet all day long but nothing can improve unless we innovate new sources of renewable energy. They even said in the agreement that none of this is possible unless renewable energy sources become more affordable and effective.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 6/10 (I commend the effort but like many people, I believe this will all be forgotten before any change really happens.)
Source: CNBC
12. (12/9/15) Adidas uses plastic ocean waste to create a 3D-printed shoe
As I’ve said before, innovation will be the key to solving our waste problems. And Adidas is tackling a waste issue I’ve brought up many times.
In June, Adidas revealed a shoe made almost entirely from recycled ocean waste. The product stemmed a partnership between Adidas and Parley, an organization trying to combat ocean pollution.
Since the release of the first shoe, Adidas has decided they would take it one step further by releasing a new design. One that features a 3D-printed midsole created out of recycled polyester and gillnets, a wall of netting typically used to catch fish. The upper part of the show was also manufactured with ocean plastic materials. This makes the shoe completely eco-friendly.
There is no word as to when this shoe will be available on the consumer market, but both Adidas and Parley have said that that’s the ultimate goal.
Check out photos below- 
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 8/10 (Awesome idea and awesome innovation. Only thing left is to bring it to market.)
Source: Engadget
11. (12/2/15) World’s first office papermaking system that turns waste paper into new paper
Tired of your office wasting paper and then having to keep buying more? Epson has the solution. Epson Corporation has developed what it believes to be the world’s first compact office papermaking system capable of producing new paper from securely shredded waste paper without the use of water.
The “PaperLab” is set to go into commercial production in 2016 beginning with Japan. Businesses that decide to install the PaperLab will be able to produce paper of various sizes, thicknesses, and types, from office paper and business card paper to even colored and scented paper.
The PaperLab consists of four main features:
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Office-Based recycling process
Normally, recycling paper is an extensive process that requires outside facilities and a lot of time. Now, it all takes place in the office.
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Secure destruction of confidential documents
Businesses typically have to hire outside contractors to properly destroy confidential documents or have to go through them, shred them, and dispose of them themselves. With PaperLab, businesses don’t need to worry about that because the PaperLab breaks down documents into paper fibers. Completely destroying whatever information is on them.
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High-speed production of various types of paper
PaperLab produces the first sheet of paper in about 3 minutes. After that, the PaperLab produces about 14 A4 sheets per minute and 6,720 sheets in an eight-hour day.
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Environmental Performance
PaperLab is able to reproduce paper without the use of water. Normally, it would take around a cup of water to make a single A4 sheet of paper. This is great when it comes to being environmentally friendly.
Changing the way we think about paper.
Despite causing an enormous amount of waste, paper is still used a lot. So for Epson to create a machine that will have a big impact on eliminating paper waste is truly revolutionizing. In a little over a week, the PaperLab will make its debut at the Tokyo Big Sight environmental exhibition from December 10th to 12th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qLjmIo3ne8
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 10/10 (This is a real game changer. It’s built, it works, and it can change everything about paper. This is one of my favorite features that we’ve seen on Waste Wednesday)
Source: phys.org
10. (11/25/15) Could Plasma be a clean energy game changer?
Typically when we think of renewable clean energy we think of solar. But one company decided to take a different approach entirely and that was to focus on plasma.
Advanced Plasma Power (APP) has developed a process called Gasplasma, which combines gasification and plasma treatment to convert waste into two products: a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas and an inert product it calls Plasmarok.
There is a several step, highly technical, process that is used to convert materials to a clean syngas and Plasmarok.
“Household waste, stuff that we throw away, commercial industrial waste, even nastier stuff – hazardous waste – can all be basically transformed,” Rolf Stein, CEO of Advanced Plasma Power, told CNBC in a phone interview.
They also said that they believe the process is modular and scalable while resulting in “minimal” emissions.
Stein also said, “We are setting out to compete with fossil derived fuels rather than build a business around long term subsidies, and we can see that it’s very much within reach.”
Keep exploring
While plasma may or may not end up being the renewable energy that changes the world, I love to see new ideas or processes hit the market. Companies like these are the ones that can help push energy forward and progress how the world handles waste. We can definitely start to see how many companies are interested in making use of the waste around them. It’s just a race for who can come up with the best idea, first.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 5/10 (While I do hope this amounts to a new form a renewable energy, there is still a ways to go.)
Source: CNBC
9. (11/18/15) Biodegradable plastics are not the answer to reducing marine litter
The United Nations just released a report stating that “Widespread adoption of products labelled “biodegradable” will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine environment.”
The report, entitled Biodegradable Plastics and Marine Litter. Misconceptions, Concerns and Impacts on Marine Environments, finds that complete biodegradation of plastics occurs in conditions that are rarely, if ever, met in marine environments, with some polymers requiring industrial composters and prolonged temperatures of above 50°C to disintegrate. This ties right in with the previous post regarding plastic within our oceans that is destroying marine life and causing a lot of harm.
“Recent estimates from UNEP have shown as much as 20 million tonnes of plastic end up in the world’s oceans each year,” said UNEP’s Executive Director Achim Steiner in a press release.
“Once in the ocean, plastic does not go away, but breaks down into microplastic particles. This report shows there are no quick fixes, and a more responsible approach to managing the lifecycle of plastics will be needed to reduce their impacts on our oceans and ecosystems.”
The issue we are seeing here is that even when a bottle or piece of plastic is labeled biodegradable, it most likely will not decompose in a marine environment. And this is where a lot of plastic is ending up. I agree that there are no quick fixes to this problem. The only way to somewhat curb the problem is to use less plastic, as well as properly recycling the plastic that you do use.
In 2014, a study by UNEP and partners estimated that about 280 million tonnes of plastic is produced globally each year and only a very small percentage is recycled. That really isn’t acceptable. Especially if plastic is struggling to decompose. So please remember that even if something is labeled biodegradable, it still needs to be properly recycled.
Check out the video below to learn everything there is to know about biodegradable plastics and how it may not mean what you think it means.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 1/10 (This shows how far we still have to go in order to fix our plastic problem. Hopefully the problem can be solved by innovation.)
Source: UN
8. (11/11/15) Two former Microsoft engineers make the reduction of food waste a reality.
One in seven Americans don’t have consistent access to food. Yet, around 31 percent of the food produced in the US each year will go to waste. In dollars, that’s $161.6 billion worth of food. With 31 percent of the food produced going to waste, it also means that there is a lot of waste among the resources used to produce that food, such as land, water, and energy. According to the UN report, the yearly amount of ground and surface water used to produce food that’s thrown out in stores equals the annual discharge of the Volga River. Additionally, retail production pumps 3.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere every year, the UN reports. So what this means is that food going to waste means a lot more than just food that is going to waste.
So two former Microsoft engineers found a way to help combat all of the waste caused in food production and disposal.
In 2010, Larry LeSueur and Jose Lugo founded WISErg and began building the Harvester. Which is an Internet-connected disposal system for food scraps that records data from the user. It will record who’s throwing what away and why, as well as weight and time measurements. Once the data has been analyzed, WISErg sends it back to stores in the form of trended reports. This allows them to track waste over time and even across different locations and regions.
With the information that WISErg provides, grocers can diagnose front-end issues, like improper storage methods, or discover systemic problems, such as how over-ordering can lead to waste and extra dumping costs. Over time, the Harvester can help stores reduce waste by 5-10%, LeSueur says.
What’s even better than being able to reduce waste? Being able to do something with the waste that is produced. And WISErg has this covered as well.
“Over the next 20 years we’ll add another billion people,” LeSueur says. “We don’t have the resources to grow food the way we’ve been growing it. We want to repurpose food waste as resource.”
Check out the video below to see exactly how they plan on repurposing food waste. In the meantime, pay attention to how much food is actually going to waste around you, I think you might be surprised. Hopefully LeSueur and Lugo have found the answer to one of the worlds growing problems.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 10/10 (This not only helps reduce a lot of waste, but also focuses on creating a positive out of the food that does become waste. This is the type of innovation that will change the world for the better.)
Source: Mashable
7. (11/3/15) Tinder meets environmental protection in deforestation app.
With a society that enjoys swiping left or right like it’s their job, research institute IIASA, saw this as an opportunity to make the world a better place. The app is called Picture Piles, and it’s objective it to track loss of forest cover in Tanzania. The app is available on desktop, Apple and Android operating systems.
After being shown before and after shots of patches of land from the sky, users say whether or not trees have been cut down, helping researchers to monitor deforestation trends. This all takes place with just a flick of the finger, just like Tinder.
“It’s easy to look at an aerial photo or high resolution image and say, are there trees there or not?” said IIASA researcher Steffen Fritz.
“But to build a map you need millions of data points—and to see change over time you need to repeat the exercise for multiple years of data.”
The app allows for the outsourcing of a challenging task for forest experts: wading through the sheer volume of satellite data. Since the app launched two weeks ago, users have sorted through 75,000 photos. There are over 5 million in the dataset. And just like any good mobile game, there’s a leaderboard. The leaderboard shows the apps most active participants.
This idea shows both the power of crowdsourcing and the need for people to get behind causes such as deforestation. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, but if we all join together and use creative thinking like IIASA did, we can make the world a better place.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 9/10 (I love creativity when it comes to problem solving. And this is creative. They are getting people to help them go through a mass amount of data while making it fun for them to do it.)
6. (10/28/15) Becoming energy efficient makes your business eligible for tax breaks
Did you know that governments will give you money to become energy efficient? They do this both in the form of tax breaks as well as loans and grants. Tax deductions include deductions for energy efficient commercial buildings and deductions for depreciation of certain renewable energy related equipment. You can receive tax credits for using a variety of renewable energy sources to power your business.
Federal and some state governments will help fund the purchase of solar and other renewable energy producing equipment. This can help your business become energy efficient, which will save you more money in the long run. It’s even a better proposition when the government will help cover some of the initial cost.
One incentive which ties directly into waste tip number 3, is a tax incentive for installing energy efficient lighting. Businesses can now deduct $1.80 per square foot of space in new or existing buildings where they install interior lights, HVAC or hot water systems, or building envelope property that reduces power use to 50 percent compared to a reference building. You can also get a up to a 30 percent credit for installing alternative energy property designed to generate power for your business. This includes qualified fuel cells, solar property, and small wind turbines.
On top of those incentives, your business could be eligible for more depending on location and industry. Want to see what incentives your state has? Check out this website- http://www.dsireusa.org
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 8/10 (There really isn’t any reason not to become energy efficient with tax deductions and credits. Not only does it save you more money in the long run but the government will help pay the initial cost)
5. (10/21/15) The Province of Ontario Celebrating Waste Reduction Week
For the week of October 19-23rd, Ontario and other parts of Canada will be celebrating Waste Reduction Week. Throughout the week, cities will provide easy ways to get rid of waste and also reward people for recycling.
The city of Windsor has a different theme for each day of Waste Reduction Week. On Monday, they celebrated “Take Charge”, and set up a drop off station where people could recycle old batteries and receive a free mini battery box. The average Canadian household contains 13 battery powered devices, which equals 60 million spent batteries per year. One third of Ontarians are incorrectly disposing of their batteries by throwing them in the garbage. That’s 20 million incorrectly disposed batteries a year. That’s why spreading awareness and giving people access to the correct way to dispose of batteries is so important.
The city of London, Ontario is launching a contest “where inspectors will select random blue boxes and blue carts. Those that have sorted cartons, cups, and other recyclables correctly will win a $50 gift card from Tim Hortons.” Those winners will then be eligible to win a grocery gift card for $1,500.
Even when it’s not Waste Reduction Week, London, Ontario still focuses on recycling.
“Compared to others in Ontario, we’re doing very well at about 45% waste diversion. That means we’re keeping out about 4.5 bags out of every 10 bags that were once placed at the curb,” said Director of Environment and Solid Waste Jay Stanford.
You can read more about what’s happening at Waste Reduction Week here and here.
Final Thought
Events like these are important in reducing waste and spreading awareness. Giving people easy access to ways to dispose of waste will actually produce results. That is why I like the idea of Waste Reduction Week. We can send out PSA’s all day long, but if people don’t have a way to recycle, they will irresponsibly dispose of their waste. So thanks Canada, for promoting recycling and enabling people to join the cause.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 9/10 (These cities are not only promoting recycling, but giving people a way to recycle. And that’s how you reduce waste)
4. (10/14/15) More Than a Million Sea Birds and Mammals Are Killed Each Year By Ingestion of Plastic
10 percent of the 100 million pounds of plastic produced each year ends up in the ocean. Plastic enters the ocean through trash on cities streets, debris from landfills, and debris from ships in heavy storms. Once the plastic enters the water, it accumulates to form huge patches. These patches are very harmful, and most of the time deadly to animals. Animals mistake plastic has food and digest it, causing fatal effects.
Another issue is the Trash Vortex of the North Pacific. This vortex is the size of Texas and is filled with trash. Many seabirds and their chicks have been found dead, their stomachs filled with bottle tops, lighters and balloons. This region is particularly deadly and is having a profound impact on wildlife. It has been estimated that over a million seabirds and one hundred thousand marine mammals and sea turtles are killed each year by either eating or getting tangled in six-pack plastic can holders, discarded netting, fishing lines and other bits of discarded plastic.
The plastic pollution in our oceans is a tragedy. Check out this list of ways that you can help improve our ocean and reduce the pollution within it. But in the meantime, always remember to dispose of your waste properly, insuring that it doesn’t end up in the Trash Vortex. Check out the video below to see the future of the Trash Vortex.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 8/10 (Not only do we need to start recycling and disposing of plastic in the correct way, we also need to reduce the amount of plastic that is being used)
3. (10/7/15) Reduce your energy consumption by switching to CFL or LED light bulbs.
A lot of money and energy can be saved by simply switching the type of light bulb that your office uses. Instead of using traditional incandescent light bulbs, try switching to compact-fluorescent (CFL) or LED light bulbs. These not only save energy but they also last significantly longer. On top of that, switching to a more energy efficient light bulb can save loads of money over time. Especially if your office has a lot of lights. Want to know exactly how much you can save by switching? Check out this energy saving calculator that will figure it out for you.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 8/10 (All it takes is the initial investment, the lights do the rest for you)
2. (9/30/15) – Renewable energy is causing industries to change as well as providing new hurdles.
A renewables panel at Fortune’s Brainstorm E conference addressed how energy is changing and how industry will be forced to change along with it. Ted Craver, CEO of the big Southern California utility company Edison International, told an audience at the conference that the utilities industry is changing. Rather than being all about power production, he believes the industry needs to play the role of the middleman and be “the network that connects homes and businesses.” With things such as homeowners installing solar power to power their homes, the utilities industry needs to focus on facilitating that. Thus becoming the middleman.
After discussing how renewable industry is shaking up the utilities industry, the executives spoke on the other effects caused by the move to renewable energy. Google has a near 2,000 employees driving electric cars to work. This brings up discussions about charging stations and how they should be handled. Overall, it is clear that while moving to renewable energy sources is an overall better decision. It’s not going to be easy.
The final thought on Brainstorm E was concerning decarbonization and the fact that the buzzword is taking off. Adam Lashinsky wrote,
“Decarbonization was everywhere at Brainstorm E and was new to me. It strikes me as an evolution of the language of the climate-change crowd, and a helpful one. Carbon as a fuel isn’t going away just yet. But decarbonization remains the goal as a means to the end of a cleaner environment.”
Hear more from Adam and what went down at Brainstorm E here.
Final thought
Events like these are what is necessary to get major companies to start thinking about a more sustainable future. Making the switch to renewable energy is not easy, but it is worth doing. It will take great minds getting together and discussing how we can move forward to make the transition easier. Brainstorm E is doing just that.
Also, Check out this video about Siemens and their journey through decarbonization.
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 7/10 (Rhetoric is good, but action is even better)
1. (9/23/15) – Use Ecofont to save money and reduce waste in your office
Ecofont is a program on your computer that allows you to print using less ink without reducing the print quality. In order to accomplish this, Ecofont places white dots in the center of a font. It works with all fonts on your computer and can even bring this benefit to custom fonts, if you purchase the enterprise edition. It has monetary benefits as well because tests have show a 28% saving when printing Arial 12 pts font with Ecofont.
That’s a lot of savings for doing something as simple as clicking a button when you go to print.
Ecofont allows your business to waste less money on ink and printing costs while also helping the environment by reducing the environmental impact of ink and toner, printing, and energy that goes into office waste. So it’s a simple and easy way to reduce waste within the office and help save your environment.
Check out this video to see more on Ecofont –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2vU-FshEjo
PassKit Waste Saving Score = 6/10 (You could just stop printing and go paperless)
