A "green" computer user

• has a "portable" computer with:
  -- an active-matrix color screen
  -- "sleep mode" capacity

• uses computers manufactured in a CFC-free process

• uses machines that emit no VLF and very little ELF radiation

• has an "ink jet" printer

• has batteries that don't contain cadmium

• uses e-mail instead of paper "snail" mail

• recycles old computers by donating to a school or non-profit organization

• uses both sides of paper, then recycles

• uses recycled paper and printer cartridges
  

Using Computers in Environmental Education: Handouts and Overheads for Teacher Workshops