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On the paper trail
Tips to reduce paper costs by efficient paper use
World paper consumption continues to grow by leaps and bounds. What’s driving this upwards trend? Rising industrialisation, promotion of consumption, ever-increasing speed of communication, falling costs of paper, as well as careless use of paper through an ethic of disposability Even where electronic communications offers paper-free alternatives, paper consumption continues.
Today, 10% of the world’s population, including Western Europe and North America, are responsible for over half of the world´s paper consumption, more than six times the world average. Paper consumption in Europe alone has increased six-fold since 1950.
Stop wasteful consumption of paper
There is an urgent need to change our consumption patterns and to increase efficiency of paper use. Some 10,000 sheets of paper are used each year by your average office worker in western industrialized countries. For each sheet of paper used, you incur not only purchasing costs, but also storage, copying, printing, labour, postage, disposal and recycling costs.
But there is good news. Reductions of 20-30% of current paper use and related paper costs are possible in most offices.
Here is what you can do to save money and paper:
• Print documents ONLY when absolutely necessary
• Print 2-sided whenever possible
• Proof new documents on screen before printing
• Use electronic filing systems rather than paper
• Recycle all used paper and paper products
• Implement a paper efficiency programme in your office
Today, 10% of the world’s population, including Western Europe and North America, are responsible for over half of the world´s paper consumption, more than six times the world average. Paper consumption in Europe alone has increased six-fold since 1950.
Stop wasteful consumption of paper
There is an urgent need to change our consumption patterns and to increase efficiency of paper use. Some 10,000 sheets of paper are used each year by your average office worker in western industrialized countries. For each sheet of paper used, you incur not only purchasing costs, but also storage, copying, printing, labour, postage, disposal and recycling costs.
But there is good news. Reductions of 20-30% of current paper use and related paper costs are possible in most offices.
Here is what you can do to save money and paper:
• Print documents ONLY when absolutely necessary
• Print 2-sided whenever possible
• Proof new documents on screen before printing
• Use electronic filing systems rather than paper
• Recycle all used paper and paper products
• Implement a paper efficiency programme in your office
