Greener Files – Spring Cleaning Week
Today’s business environment offers a world of possibilities to work greener and there’s no better place to start than the paper pile. Here are some ways to get greener files at the office:
Adopt a Narrower Standard: The average office worker could save 475 sheets of paper per year by reducing their margins from the default setting of 1 in to 0.50 in, according to Ideal Bite. Imagine how those savings add up when everyone makes margins wider. Less paper used means less natural resources used, less energy for manufacturing (or recycling) and less trips to the box store for boxes of printer paper. If you must print, print wide.
Think twice: Lots of office products come in recycled options including paper and printing accessories. Opt for recycled paper and recycled ink cartridges for your printer, and recycle them! Find out how at Earth911.
Go digital, baby!: The best way to green your files is to keep them digital whenever possible to cut down paper use and help preserve natural resources. Review on screen, or to adopt from carpentry, “read twice, print once.” The practice of paperless has some very immediate benefits to companies like lowering overhead on paper supplies and printing accessories. The environmental benefits add up to less waste and conservation of resources.
Got a greener files tip? Let us know how you go green at the office.
Put a reduce, reuse, recycled content policy into place for your purchasing, use and waste management of paper. We have more ideas on our website about greening your office. Paper is an easy way to start greening your office..and it matters not only to trees, but for clean air, clean water and habitat for wildlife.