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28 September 2012

Cricual Reasons To Cut Back On Paper Use

By Neha Gupta


There is a terrible amount of waste coming from paper products. The big question is how much of our forests have been destroyed in order to meet the need for paper products. There is a spike in carbon dioxide because the trees, which require carbon dioxide, are gradually disappearing. It's not easy to determine the effects of having fewer trees but there is an impact nevertheless. To minimize the loss of trees, there are several ways we can reduce our use of paper at home and at work.

Among the terrible paper wasters are enterprises that send out unwelcomed mail. The amount of paper wasted can be cut down by approximately 1/3 by just opting out of the company's mailing list. For each of your accounts, do away with the paper statements, and choose to do your billing online. This will reduce the amount of paper you get monthly, and make things much more painless by checking out your statements on the Internet. When you get started with it, paying your bills online is very handy.

If you want hard copies, just print out what is necessary for you. You'll be able to save paper by doing bill paying online as there is no check to write and no envelope to use. The accounts just take a few minutes to create, and not much else is then needed. There are a number of people who are concerned about creating accounts because of possible identity theft. If you don't wish log in to your accounts to pay your bill, you do have the option to do automatic payments. It is so convenient and it is very helpful so you don't ever have to miss a payment.

If you need to buy paper, go with brands that use recycled paper. You'll find numerous products like notebooks, notecards and paper plates manufactured from recycled paper. You'll even find paper towels and napkins that have been made from recycled materials. In the kitchen, you can save on paper towels and napkins by opting to use cloth rags and towels. At the office, you can reduce your paper use as well, and you can encourage your colleagues to do the same. Unless you are the boss, suggest to your boss a few effective ways of eliminating wasting paper.

You'll discover a lot of uses for used paper, like writing down telephone messages on the back sides of paper that has been used. It's okay to use any sort of used paper as long as it is not necessary for professional work. Should you have documents that call for a professional look, they still can be printed on both sides. You are going to save about 50% of paper used by just making double-sided copies.




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