11Tips for reducing paper use in Office and work places
9:59 PM | Author: siteowner
  1. Try to use both sides of a sheet of paper for printing, copying, writing and drawing.
  2. Reuse paper that's already printed on one side by manually feeding it into copiers and printers. Use it for internal documents like drafts and short-lived items such as meeting agendas or temporary signs.
  3. Once-used paper can also be reused in plain paper fax machines — they only need one clean side.
  4. Use less paperE-mail can be used to share documents and ideas. Be sure to only print the e-mails you need to have a hard copy of. This advice goes for Internet documents as well. Instead of printing a Web page, bookmark it or save the page on your hard drive and pull it up when needed.
  5. Desktop fax, electronic references (CD-ROM databases), electronic data storage, electronic purchasing and direct deposit are all ways to use electronic media that reduce office paper waste.
  6. Help minimize misprints by posting a diagram on how to load special paper like letterhead so it will be printed correctly.
  7. Practice efficient copying — use the size reduction feature offered on many copiers. Two pages of a book or periodical can often be copied onto one standard sheet.
  8. Use two-way or send-and-return envelopes. Your outgoing envelope gets reused for its return trip.
  9. Use reusable inter- and intra-office envelopes.
  10. Reuse old paper for notepads. It can be cut to custom sizes and simply bound with a staple.
  11. Draft documents can be reviewed, edited and shared on-screen.
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Go Green Ideas: Print Green in offices and work place
9:24 PM | Author: siteowner
office waste papersWorking in the office, often you'll feel the need to print off documents just because you can and you think you'll need them later. Copy paper, like the kind used in photocopiers, computer printers and plain-paper fax machines, is the most common type of office waste paper. We ask that you remember a few things before printing off that joke email from a colleague.
  • Proofread onscreen before printing
  • Copy & paste only what you need to print
  • Don’t print unnecessary emails
  • Reuse documents/copies if possible
Benefits of using less:
  • Storage and handling. Paper is bulky to store, in boxes or in file cabinets. By using fewer sheets, you can put storage space to more productive use. For example, Owens Corning recently made all of its offices worldwide "paperless." Having had 14,000 file cabinets around the world, the company has already saved around $30 million in lease costs.
  • Mailing costs. Fewer sheets mailed may mean reduced postage. A single-sided 10-page letter costs $0.63 to send by U.S. first class ; that same letter, copied onto both sides of the paper, uses only five sheets and requires only $0.39 in postage. The price of postage is rising, and those extra ounces can really add up.
  • Environmental benefits. By increasing double-sided copying (duplexing), U.S. offices could reduce annual paper use by 20 percent (Inform, Inc). By using and discarding less paper, you are conserving resources, reducing water and energy use, and preventing pollution.
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