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Going Green With Internet Fax

By Brandi Cummings  -  August 1, 2007

There is information coming at us from every direction about the state of our environment, pollution, global warming and how much CO2 we are pumping into the atmosphere every year. Understandably people want to do their part in reducing the negative impact we have on the planet. After all, it’s the only one we have.

One of the major contributors to waste, consumption and CO2 production are the offices we work in. One of the ways you can reduce your contribution to the problem, and be a part of the solution, is to use Internet fax. Internet fax actually addresses 3 of the top areas of concern when it comes to the impact offices and office equipment have on the environment: the manufacturing and disposal of office equipment, electricity needed to run an office, and the use of paper. Here is how Internet fax helps reduce your negative impact on the environment in these 3 key areas.

  • The manufacturing of electronics uses a lot of resources including electricity, raw materials, and water. Electronics also account for billions of pounds of municipal waste each year. Just a few of the contaminants that electronics create are toxic heavy metals, lead, PCB’s, mercury, and various acids. Get rid of your fax machine by using Internet fax and reduce the number of fax machines that end up in landfills.
  • 25% of the total electricity used by all commercial buildings in the US is consumed by office buildings. Make the electricity needed to run your fax machine zero by using Internet fax.
  • The average American office worker throws away 150 pounds of paper every year. Go paperless for all of your fax communications by using Internet fax.

If you want to reduce the negative impact your office has on the environment, Internet fax is a great first step. For more information about ways to “go green” in your office, read my article Going Green In Your Office The Easy Way.

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