Today is Blog Action Day and Modern-Worker.com is doing its part to support the growth of environmental knowledge.

Many celebs have gone “green” lately as a trendy fashion statement, but I urge you to be smart in the use of office products and in your personal lives to save not only cash, but our environment as well.

I’m all about using power, pens, and paper when necessary but often times these resources can be held off on, with just a little extra planning.

“Think before you print” could easily become a successful slogan around your office by asking yourself these questions on a daily basis.

• Will printing more effectively communicate information than electronic mail or messaging?
• How long will this time-sensitive print stay relevant?
• Will anyone actually look at what I’m about to print out?
• Can I write down what I am thinking of printing?
• Do I need to print all of some of this document?

By thinking through these thoughts and questioning the importance of the print process, you’ll surely notice that ctrl+p can be significantly cut back on. Are you laughing hysterically? Understandably this may seem fabled, but I assure you that I speak the truth here on print conservancy.

I work in an office environment dealing strictly with electronic communications via the web and e-mail, and I have not printed a single piece of paper within the past 6 months. There are other means of sharing the information with co-workers that I need to besides the laser jet, and I take advantage of them on a daily basis.

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