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April Spring Cleaning = GREEN

Many of us consider April to be the perfect time of year for spring cleaning. Let's keep our environment clean by using GREEN CLEANING SUPPLIES! In honor of Earth Day, which is April 22, 2008, here are some green facts:

*Choose green cleaning products for your family’s safety. We spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, and 65 percent of that time at home. Choose non-toxic cleaning products to create a healthier space for your family and the environment.

*An estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. That's 1 million bags used per minute. And, according to the EPA, more than 380 billion of those are discarded in the U.S. Less than 1 percent of those are actually recycled. Instead, these bags will clog landfills, create litter, choke streams and harm marine wildlife, like whales, seals and sea turtles.

*Aluminum recycling is so efficient that it can take as few as 60 days for a can to be collected, melted down and made into a new can sitting on a grocery store shelf.


START SHOPPING FOR GREEN CLEANING SUPPLIES ONLINE!

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Decorate Your Office

Does your office need a little pick-me-up? A framed piece of artwork on the wall just might do the trick! Now you can buy just that from McShane's.

We are pleased to introduce you to Director's Select Artwork, available through our website. You have the freedom to create your own piece - select the art, the frame, and order! You can choose from abstracts, florals, canvas, educational posters, photography, landscapes, and more!

Start shopping now!

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Save money on equipment

McShane's offers a wide variety of certified, pre-owned office equipment at greatly discounted prices.

Now, for the first time, you can browse for exactly what your office needs on our website. Simply visit us online to see what we have in stock - you can view pricing, available features, and images of the actual devices.

Feel free to stop in our showroom to get a closer look.

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Three Ways to Go Green at Work

Earth Day is April 22. How can you make your office green?

1)  Be a Star-Buy Energy Star The next time your office is in the market for computer equipment, printers, fax machines, kitchen appliances or even light bulbs, look for the Energy Star certification. Energy Star products are among the top energy performers on the market. One example of why is that some Energy Star products power down automatically when not in use-conserving up to 75% of electricity compared to standard models. They reduce pollution, lower energy bills, generate less heat and have a longer life span than other equipment. See www.energystar.gov for more information. McShane's offers a variety of Energy Star office equipment, including KIP wide format devices, Konica Minolta bizhub machines, and more!

2)  Get Energized Of the $250 billion spent per year on powering computers worldwide, only about 15% of that power is spent computing-the rest is wasted idling. 40% of the energy used for electronics is used while these devices are turned off. Even when a computer is switched off, the surge protector can still draw energy-up to 75%! Did you know that programming your computer to sleep after 30 minutes of non-use can cut power demand by up to 90%? McShane's Business Technologies (MBT) can offer energy-saving solutions for your laptop!

3)  Green Conscience Cleaning Five billion pounds of chemicals are used annually for institutional cleaning. The good news is that the risk of injury from chemicals and environmental damage can be dramatically reduced by replacing the most dangerous cleaning products with safer ones. You can find environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions in our catalog and on our website!