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Do you Know:

1 ream of copy paper (500sheets) uses 6% of a tree.


17 reams of copy paper = 1 TREE.

Have a heart for Mother Nature and take a look at these tips on how to reduce paper waste in the office:

Try to print pages less often and as little as possible. Always check the file before printing. Modify nd review documents while they are still on the screen. Minimize the amount of paper drafts you are going to make. Decreasing the amount of hard copies should avoid further of waste of paper.

Use smaller font sizes when making large documents. Smaller word allow more space on a single sheet of paper. Just make sure the document is still readable.

Try disabling the test page function on the printer. Some printers use this printer every time a document is printed or the computer is turned on. This festure wastes a lot of paper only for testing.

Waste paper should be recycled and resused. They can be processed to make items like paper bags or turned again into office paper.

Paper that has been printed on one side can be used again as scrap paper, or in printing drafts and tests.

Make double-sided prints or copies if the situation allows. Only one paper will be used instead of two.

Bookmark information and research sites. Save them in your computer and open them again for later viewing. This is better than printing the information out and waste more paper sheets.

If a document needs to be viewed by everyone in the office, try passing the document around the office than printing individual copies for each person. It's huge waste of paper for everyone to each receive a copy if it is only meant for viewing purposes.

Eliminate the need to make hard copies of a document but instead send them over as soft copies through e-mail and other application that enables you to send files. Same also for paper memos. Instead of printing, also send them via e-mail.

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