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The Grass Is Greener in a Green Law Firm

By Lynne DeVenny

Inspired by Google's beautiful Earth Day logo today, I'm sharing some links for ways that your law firm can go green and leave a smaller - but better - footprint.

You can save money, reduce trash and help our planet by:

• Turning off your PC and printer at night - and setting them to enter standby mode when not in use
• Turning off the lights when you leave
• Replacing CRT monitors with LCD monitors
• Avoiding printing when possible - save documents electronically
• If you have to print, previewing your documents to avoid mistakes
• Adopting a double-sided printing policy when you do print
• Reducing photocopying by scanning documents
• Recycling paper - and using recycled paper products when necessary
• Using a real coffee mug instead of a disposable one. You can wash it - and the spoon.
• Using environmentally friendly cleaning products
• Not using bottled water
• Replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones
• Carpooling, taking the bus - or cycling or walking to work

Sources:

• McDermott Will Librarian Shows How Your Firm Can Go Green (Law.com)
• Getting Law Firms to Boot Up to Green (LTN)
• Law firm puts its green idea in black and white (San Francisco Business Times)
• How To Green Your Law Firm (Ecopreneurist)
• Law Firms Go Green Globally (Legal Blog Watch)
• Going Green (About.com Legal Careers)
• Ways to Green Your Law Office (Lawyerist.com)
  

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on April 22, 2010 (boomark / email).