| There are several good reasons why office paper | | | | computer rooms and records sections. Put the |
| must be recycled. First, papers used in offices are | | | | recycling can together in an accessible area so |
| usually high-grade, and it's a shame to see these | | | | people will actually use them. Consulting the |
| quality paper reduced to waste. A staggering | | | | employees who work in that particular area |
| 77% of these papers are recyclable. Second, an | | | | where to position the recycling cans is a good |
| average business office employee can produce a | | | | idea. It's always a good idea to separate white |
| pound and a half of paper waste in working for a | | | | papers like bond paper, copier paper, paper |
| business office daily. Finance offices generate | | | | supplies, office paper, inkjet paper, and letter |
| waste paper from two to three pounds per | | | | paper, together rather than mixing them with |
| employee daily. Third, production costs can be | | | | other paper like cardboard and newspapers. This |
| lowered simply by reducing office paper costs and | | | | way, even if you don't reuse the paper but sell |
| using used paper whenever possible. Removing | | | | them to recycling shops they will a higher value, |
| office paper from the garbage can reduce waste | | | | since white paper costs more. It's also important |
| collection fees by 50%. Fourth, a ton of paper | | | | to inform the maintenance crew. After all, you |
| recycled is 6.7 cu yds saved landfill space. | | | | wouldn't want to waste your employees' recycling |
| Removing this much paper from our waste would | | | | efforts undone by having an uninformed janitor |
| prolong the service of present landfill sites. | | | | haul your papers and dump them with food |
| Whether your paper supplies are plain white | | | | garbage. It's advised to train them how the |
| paper, copier paper, office paper, inkjet paper, or | | | | recycling system works. |
| letter paper, these are all easily recycled. | | | | Lastly, these reams of bond paper, copier paper, |
| There are easy steps to recycling office paper. | | | | paper supplies, office paper, inkjet paper, and |
| Recycling can start as soon as your employees | | | | letter paper materials can bring you good money. |
| are informed and consulted regarding the adoption | | | | So it's recommended to have a log book or |
| of recycling schemes. Make sure that all | | | | record book handy to record the amount or |
| employees know about the recycling program of | | | | weight of office paper that came from your |
| your company. Recycling systems as simple as | | | | company. This way, you can keep track of your |
| monitoring paper use and separating white paper | | | | paper wastes and evaluate if your recycling paper |
| from colored paper are widely-practiced in most | | | | program is actually working to reduce paper use |
| offices. Placing labeled trash cans has proved to | | | | and waste in your office. Also, by keeping a |
| be an effective recycling method. Be sure, | | | | record and receipt, you can be sure to be |
| however, that the cans are placed where waste | | | | properly paid for them by the recycling |
| paper amounts to a significant number like in the | | | | companies. |