It’s Blog Action Day today, and like many, many other bloggers, I’m thinking on how we can help the environment.
Having a home business can be much greener than working outside the home. You aren’t commuting, after all, and your wardrobe may be simpler. Or not, depending on your fashion sense. But I know one of the things I love is not having to own so many “dry clean only” outfits.
But even if you are doing pretty well at thinking green with your home business there is probably more than you can do. Here are some thoughts I have:
- Turn off your computer and/or monitor when not in use.
The monitor is easy to switch on and off, so that’s the one I do most often. But even if you don’t power down your computer all the way there are modes that save more electricity. Check your power options in your computer’s control panel. - Do you really need to print that?
I very rarely print anything. This allows me to leave my printer shut down most of the time. It also saves paper and ink. - Reuse paper when possible.
This is easiest if you have young children or if you’re doing something like printing driving directions. Kids often enough don’t mind drawing on paper that has something printed on the back. But when you print, remember that there’s a blank side that could be useful the next time you need to print something that doesn’t need a blank sheet. - Think about what you’re promoting.
You’re promoting things because you want to earn money from sales, but are you really promoting the best options? If you can find a more environmentally friendly option to promote you have another selling point.
These are just a few ideas off the top of my head. I’d love to hear what others do in their home business to be more green.
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