Reduce Your Paper Waste
QuickandEasySteps to aStreamlined Office

Reduce Your
Paper Waste
4 Quick and
Easy Ways
Print double-sided or multiple pages on a single sheet
Set smaller margins or use smaller type sizes
Reuse your scrap paper
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4 Save digital copies only, wherever possible

Print Double-Sided or Multiple
Pages on a Single Sheet1
Amount of paper used by
US office workers every year.
4 Million Tons

Print Double-Sided or Multiple
Pages on a Single Sheet1
Amount you could save on
your paper use with this one tactic.
50%

Set Smaller Margins or
Use Smaller Type Sizes2
Amount of paper you
can save by reducing
your margins.
14% 5%
Amount of paper you
can save by reducing your
type from 12pt to 10pt.
(World Wildlife Fund for a Living Planet) (US Environmental Protection Agency)

Reuse Your
Scrap Paper3
You could simply use the
back of all of your used
printed paper to take notes
Or just cut your old paper
into tiny strips for notes
or messages

Save Digital Copies
Only, Wherever Possible4
You can save and update your files — and collaborate
with colleagues in near real-time — with services
like Google Drive and Dropbox.

Save Digital Copies
Only, Wherever Possible4
You can also handle the entire fax process— receiving, reviewing, editing, signing
and sending—via mobile app without a single piece of paper.

These Are Just a Few Ideas to Get
You Started Reducing Your Paper
Consumption
Get creative!

Reduce Your Paper Waste
4 Quick and Easy Ways
Print double-sided or multiple pages on a single sheet
Set smaller margins or use smaller type sizes
Reuse your scrap paper
Save digital copies only, wherever possible
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2
3
4

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