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The level of light given out by a display, which staff can reduce to save battery.
Harmful gases released into the atmosphere when new systems are manufactured and transported.
A site where rubbish is buried in the ground, releasing toxic chemicals and methane gas.
Periods when staff cannot work because old equipment keeps failing and is being repaired.
A device setting that shuts equipment down by itself after a period of no activity.
Doing the same amount of work with less electricity, which lowers an organisation's utility bills.
Replacing individual components of a computer instead of buying a whole new system.
Options that reduce the electricity a device uses, such as turning off Wi-Fi when not needed.
Sending documents as digital files instead of printing and posting them so that less paper is used.
Old devices that are thrown away and contain toxic materials such as lead, mercury and arsenic.
Laws that oblige sellers and manufacturers to take back and process the equipment they sell or make.
Processing old devices so the metals and plastics inside them can be made into new products.
Scarce metals and minerals mined from the ground to make components such as circuit boards.