13/03/2021
March 20th, CYBER WORLD CLEANUP DAY 2021
In the digital world, similar to the environment, there is a huge amount of trash. Unnecessary emails, files, apps, duplicates of photos and videos are all digital waste.
This digital trash creates digital pollution that continues to consume energy even when we have forgotten it. Digital trash sits in the backups on servers that provide us with cloud service and continue consuming electricity. Each year the internet and its supporting systems produce 900 million tons of CO2, which’s more than the annual output of the whole Germany. Some studies estimate that in a decade the internet network will consume 20 percent of the world’s total energy.
If we delete all unnecessary files, apps, photos and videos, we are not just saving a huge amount of CO2 but we are also extending the life of our equipments. Sounds like a win-win!
Cut down your CO2.
Share, join the Digital Cleanup Day, 20th March 2021
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN DIGITAL CLEANUP DAY ?
STEP 1 : CLEAN YOUR SMARTPHONE UP
- Remove all unused applications. They consume energy even when they are not in use and can consume monthly hundreds of megabytes of data for updates.
- Don’t forget to delete any user accounts (including emails) and all its data you created when you were 15 and haven’t accessed it for a decade. You will speed up your phone and increase the battery time.
- Review your photos and videos. By deleting the unnecessary and the duplicates, you can free up tens of gigabytes of valuable storage.
STEP 2 : CLEAN YOUR PC OR LAPTOP UP
- Clean your PC and delete files that are duplicates or have become useless.
- Sort your photos, delete duplicates.
- Go through the videos and delete watched or unnecessary files.
STEP 3 : CLEAN YOUR MAILBOX UP
- Delete unnecessary emails.
- UNSUBSCRIBE from newsletters you don’t read.
- Select long conversations, pick the newest one and DELETE everything else.
STEP 4 : MAKE NEW ARRANGEMENTS
- Stop sending ‘ok’ and ‘thank you’ emails!
- Keep the important files in a cloud in one place so there is no need to keep the same file in every computer.
- Be more intentional about your videos and photos.
- Make sure you back-up only files that you will need and photos that you love.
- Small changes in your Internet habits such as turning off video during a virtual meeting, reducing the quality of streaming services, decreasing gaming time, limiting time on social media, and unsubscribing from newsletters and email lists can significantly reduce your environmental footprint!
Ref. : digital.worldcleanupday.org
