Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:42:12 +0700WeeblyMon, 24 Aug 2009 14:48:44 +0700http://www.gotmygreenon.com/1/post/2009/08/change-your-font-save-money-and-the-planet.htmlIt's true!  According to research by the printer.com blog, all users (business and personal) can save up to $80 per year per printer simply by changing the default font used when printing documents.

Besides having a cool name, Century Gothic covers the average piece of paper with a mere level of 3.45% total ink coverage.  By comparison, the most commonly-used font, Arial, averages 4.9% coverage.  Depending on how thick the font you use is, you can be using up to 60% more toner per page you print than you need to.  (Think of that $80 a year as a free month's worth of Starbucks -- remembering to use your own travel coffee mug, of course.)

A few other money & planet-saving tips (tips are in Century Gothic font):
1.  Set Century Gothic as your default font
2.  Use a smaller font size so you can put more text on a page, thus using less paper (The average US office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of copy paper a year.)
3.  Use recycled paper (buy paper with a higher post-consumer recycled content AND also print on the opposite side of unneeded documents or scrap papers)
4.  Instead of printing 2 sheets, print 1 sheet that is 2-sided
5.   Recycle toner and ink cartridges and buy remanufactured ones.  According to Office Depot, each remanufactured toner cartridge "keeps approximately 2.5 pounds of metal and plastic out of landfills . . . and conserves about a half-gallon of oil." 
6.  Think before your print! ]]>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:53:27 +0700http://www.gotmygreenon.com/1/post/2009/08/first-post.htmlThere are a lot of dangerous toxins under your kitchen sink.  They're hazardous to your health, and especially to your children's and pets' health.  This page (top right link beside blog "What's Under Your Sink?") will remain permanent on this blog for an easy place to refer to.  Using safe, non-toxic cleaners is one of the EASIEST ways to green up your home, save a TON of money, and avoid adding toxins in your bodies and homes.]]>