Ecobutton Features & Benefits

The environmental impact of PC
Computers and monitors can account for half of the electricity used in a typical office. A single monitor left switched on overnight can use the same energy as a laser printer producing 800 A4 printed copies, - and don’t be fooled by a screensaver – the computer is still working at full power to run this!

According to a recent study on energy usage there are some 104m office PCs in the USA and approximately 60m home PCs, of this over 30m are regularly left on overnight or all weekend. This means that over $1.7billion dollars and almost 15 million tonnes of CO2 emissions are wasted each year in the USA.

All this office computer waste can be easily avoided by adopting simple energy saving policies which are supported by energy saving devices like ecobutton.

Nationally, with one small click 15 million tonnes of office PC carbon waste could be easily avoided.



The Government is urging everybody to take steps to become
carbon neutral

The ecobutton™ proactively encourages eco awareness and a satisfaction that collectively, every small click actually adds up to make a BIG difference. This is emphasized by the provision of an on-screen meter that shows exactly what has been saved in both power cost and carbon footprint. It demonstrates that individually and collectively , we are taking responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and to cut electricity bills by making more efficient use of resources.

The ecobutton™ is RoHS compliant and manufactured from recycled plastic. It is a retrofit device so that it will work on any PC running Windows 2000, XP and Vista, and regardless of how energy efficient your IT system may be, the ecobutton™ will contribute to further savings.

With an estimated growth of computer usage of around 40% by 2020, isn’t it about time we all took some action to deal with this growing problem?

Whether you save a lot or a little, you can be assured that by using ecobutton you will be making a difference.