Hello!
I am researching ways to reduce paper consumption and increase recycling in offices and classrooms. Specifically, I'm looking into default double sided printing examples (and copying), desk side recycling, and any other paper reduction techniques that have had successful implementation in an office setting.
Does anyone have experience or suggestions to share in these areas?
Thanks!
Melissa Miller
United States
Hello Melissa,
In our office in Brisbane, Australia, everyone has under their desk a small box supplied by Visy Recycling for all paper and cardboard waste. You do not have to move to add your paper to the recycling bin. A great service provided by a company that is based on recycling - http://www.visy.com.au/
We did some mini training sessions to make sure everyone in the office knew how to set double side print as the default. One side print waste paper is often stapled to form notepads.
Sharon Marks
Community Education Officer
SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership
Australia
www.healthywaterways.org
Hi Melissa,
In our little office, we just set up our printer twice in our networked computers as both double-sided and single-sided, and have selected double-sided as the default. So when we hit 'print' in a hurry, it automatically prints double-sided and saves paper, but if we want single-sided we have to manually select the alternative printer option. Very simple, but effective.
Jo Caminiti
Senior Partnership Development Coordinator
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
Australia
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Hi Melissa, StopWaste.Org has a great resource for paper reduction in an office setting: the Paperless Express guide: http://www.stopwaste.org/paperless
In addition to the guide, there are sample worksheets, memos, and checklists in the back of the guide.
Best,
Janet Smartt
Program Manager
StopWaste.Org