Way to Save Paper

There are following steps which you can use to minimize the wastage of paper, and by which you can save your planet, because saving and destroying our home is in our hands not any one else.
Steps
Use Computers whenever possible. If you can, e-mail your paper on the geography of Botswana rather than print it out. If you have a laptop, take notes with it, rather than with a notebook
Use Paper Notebooks Wisely.
Buy and use recycled paper whenever possible. If you have paper you don't need anymore, take it to a recycling center.
Use both sides of notebook paper. Avoid leaving white space as much as you can.
Don't do silly things with paper, like passing notes, making planes, eating it to show off in front of your classmates, throwing it in your classmates' heads and so on. Not only is it wasting paper, such behavior can get you in trouble with school staff.
Re-Use used computer paper: take the paper in the recycling bin next to the printer, align the paper so all the blank sides are one direction, 3-hole punch it, and you just re-used a lot of paper that would be wasted. (You can also offer it to teachers for scratch paper).
Write small, (but legible) so the paper will last longer.
Get Students Involved.Student environmental clubs are very popular, and can help make the school community more ecology-savvy.
Calculate how much paper is thrown out and recycled every day. (The janitor can help you find this out).
Educate students on ways to conserve and reuse paper: posters, "Tip of the Day" in the daily bulletin, whatever works.
Recycle clean but used paper into scratch paper for teachers (all you need is time and some paper cutters).
Get Teachers and Staff Involved. Adults at school are interested in saving paper, too. Work with them in finding ways to save paper wherever possible.
Find out how to reduce paper waste in the cafeteria.
Lobby for hand dryers instead of paper towels.
Post reminder "These Come From Trees" stickers on napkin and paper towel dispensers, and photocopiers to help remind people to reduce unnecessary use and save paper.
Help the art teachers sort paper to re-use.
How we can save paper at Office:
1) Think before you print
It is simply too easy to push the print-button. For example, much paper is wasted by
printing out single line emails or printing out unnecessary copies of documents.
Departments should carefully assess their needs before ordering bulk print copies of
information materials, like annual reports or brochures. In many cases hundreds if not
thousands of un-used copies end up in storage rooms clogging up storage space.
The golden rule of saving paper: Think twice if you really need to print – if it is necessary
to print make sure you print on both sides (duplex). This is a really easy way to reduce
paper consumption by half.
Easy ways to reduce wasteful paper use:
a) Post in-house reminders near the copy machine or at individual desktops.
Use catchy slogans, for example: “Do you really need to print that?” or “Do you know
how many sheets of paper you used last month?”
WWF has created some eye-catching posters with such messages. Download at
www.panda.org/savepaper
b) Track the personal printing footprint in your office
Create systems that allow staff to measure how many print copies they are personally
responsible for each month. Most people are shocked to find out their individual
cumulative number of copies. This knowledge will motivate people to reduce their
personal paper footprint.
By tracking individual printing quantities, staff will be able to measure changes over time.
One way to promote less printing is by running in-house competitions for “Paper Saving
Champion” of the month – i.e. who printed the least copies.
c) Reduce print runs
Undergo an inventory to identify past printing jobs for which too many copies were
ordered. This will help ensure that the quantity ordered matches demand for printing jobs
in the future.
Publicize the results of your inventory in-house, for example on your office notice board
or in your company newsletter, and encourage people to be more mindful of the number
of copies ordered.
Create a checklist for those departments which order informational materials. The
checklist should include question such as:
Please identify the target group for the brochure. Verify the number of required recipients
and the number of back-up copies needed.
Are you sure these target groups will need a hard copy of the report or is it enough to
point them to a website?
Do they need to be proactively sent the hard copy or is it sufficient to make it available
upon request?
Do you need in-house copies for all staff or can copies be held in communal areas/on
notice boards?
How many reserve copies do you require and why - for what events or purposes?
Who will distribute or oversee the distribution of the reserve copies?
Simply by addressing these questions, it is highly likely that the quantity of future print runs will
be more realistic.
d) Review distribution lists frequently.
Eliminate outdated or unnecessary recipients.
See if destinations with many recipients can make do with fewer copies.
e) Conduct paper-less meetings
When you hold a meeting, do you really need to have hard copies of preparatory
materials available for each participant?
Encourage people to use their computers for reviewing documents and note-making

Some Facts About Paper Waste

• A typical business office will produce about 1.5 pounds of paper waste per employee each day.


• If you were to eliminate office paper from your waste stream you can cut your waste bill by 50 percent or more.


• For every ton of recycled paper it can save up to 17 trees.
  The paper industry ranks 4th in contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, and contributes 9% of the manufacturing sector’s carbon emissions.


• If the U.S could cut office paper use by just 10% it would prevent the emission of 1.6 million tons of greenhouse gases (the equivalent of taking 280,000 cars off the road).


• One year’s worth of the New York Times newspaper weighs 520 pounds.


• To print a Sunday edition of the New York Times it takes 75,000 trees.


• With all the office paper we waste every year we could build a 12-foot high wall of paper from New York to California.


• The average American attorney uses one ton of paper every year.
  Recycling one ton of paper saves 682.5 gallons of oil (think about that next time you’re standing at the pump).


• American consumers receive 41 pounds of junk mail per year.


• US Offices create 12.1 trillion sheets of paper Per Year
  40% of the solid mass in landfills is paper and paperboard waste
  More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail
  Paper usage is rising by around 20% every year, with the average office worker using approximately 50 sheets of paper every day in the typical office.