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Why Your Business Needs A Paperless Office

When Officebroker.com they were told that the average office worker uses 833 pieces of paper each month (that’s 10,000 sheets of paper each year) costing a business £117.20 per person per year! In terms of trees, every office worker goes through 7.45ft of tree every year! As well as this, there is time and resources of making paper, printing and delivering paper. Officebroker couldn’t help but wonder how much this could be costing UK businesses – so they set themselves a mission to find out…Not only would having a paperless office save money but it would also do amazing wonders for the environment!

With our world becoming so technology focused, turning your office into a paperless one could be easier than you think!

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50 Incredible Facts About Water Infographic

Our 50 Incredible Facts About Water Infographic communicates our passion for pure water and the environment. It features 50 incredible facts about water and takes you on a journey from outer space into the average home in the UK. It covers everything from rainfall in Scotland to the International Space Station, from a Sunday Newspaper to Martian dirt.

The infographic was designed by Jessica Webb, a designer based in the UK, for Aquatec – the Pure Water People as a teaching tool and shareable resource.

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Recycling Glass, Why Bother?

An infographic which shows interesting facts all about recycling glass, for example did you know in 2001, by recycling glass we saved enough energy to launch 10 space missions?! Put together by Pattesons Glass Ltd, supplier of glass jars and bottles.

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Keeping the Lights On: The Rising Cost of Electricity in the United States

Nuclear power likely accounts for more of your electricity supply than you might think. According to the graphic, nearly 20% of American electricity is produced via nuclear plant already, and about another 15% produced by wind, hydroelectric, and other renewable sources. With more than a third of our electricity already being generated with renewables, and a huge demand from consumers and activists alike to improve that number, the face of electricity production is evolving, fast.

In fact, the use of renewable electricity sources in energy production grew by 177% in the last ten years, nearly tripling since the early 2000’s. Natural gas is also on the rise, but petroleum liquids fell by over 80%, a massive reduction, and coal saw a corresponding drop of nearly a quarter of its former output, over the last decade.

Part of this change may be a result of the rising prices of coal and petroleum (which has already been largely phased out as an electricity source). Once the infrastructures are in place to harness them, renewable fuel sources may drive electricity costs down, but there’s a long road of development ahead before that’s possible.

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Great Danger for the Great White Shark

The general consensus is that there are between 3000-5000 great white sharks. However, through a comprehensive five-year study conducted in Gansbaai (which has the densest population of great whites in the world) results show that there could be approximately 50% of this original figure. On a global scale, this puts great whites closer to extinction than the black rhino…

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The Shocking Cost of Printer Ink Exposed

If you’ve ever shopped for a replacement ink cartridge, you know they’re not cheap. In fact, printer ink is more expensive per gallon than gasoline! Learn more about the outrageous markups on ink cartridges, as well as the surprising impact they have on the environment.

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5 Weird Energy Sources

Energy consumption seems to be on everyone’s mind lately. This infographic, brought to you by saveonenergy.com, talks about some of the coolest energy saving innovations available today.