To celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day, Cellcom has taken up the challenge to plant trees and move more customers to paperless billing. If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspaper, 25 million trees would be saved each year. 

Cellcom also recommends the following green tips for technology and your cell phone.

• -Unplug your device chargers you’re when not using them. Chargers continue to draw small amounts of electricity even when not in use. 
• -Don’t overcharge your battery. Leaving a cell phone on the charger when it’s reached a full charge will not add to the battery life. When a cell phone has reached full charge, unplug both the device and the charger.
• -Shut down computers at night and use power strips for electronic set ups (computer, printer, speakers or TV, DVD player, cable box). Again, these items continue to draw power and when turned off and ‘unplugged’ by flipping the power strip, energy can be saved on these big ticket items.
• -Use a cell phone as an alarm clock. Almost all cell phones come with an alarm clock option. By using this function, you could eliminate the need for a plugged in alarm clock.
• -Sign up for online billing if possible. Most of the technology companies that provide service to your house (cable, internet, cell phone, etc.) offer paperless billing. The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year – many of those pieces are included in billing statements. Online billing is usually faster and easier with online payment options to coincide with the billing.

Small efforts can add up and these quick green technology tips can help save money and energy.