Reduce your use of office paper
Copy paper, like the kind used in photocopiers, computer printers and plain-paper fax machines, is the most common type of office waste paper.
Lots of copy paperAccording to the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, the average office worker uses 10,000 sheets of copy paper each year.
The U.S. EPA estimates that paper and paperboard account for almost 40 percent of our garbage.
Office paper is highly recyclable, but a lot gets wasted. Waste reduction is more cost-effective than recycling because it reduces the amount of material that needs to be collected, transported and processed. Waste reduction can save money for businesses and institutions of any size.
Nearly 3.7 million tons of copy paper are used annually in the United States alone. That's over 700 billion sheets.