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Recycling
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Newspapers: Share
your newspapers or magazine with someone else. Donate them to local
hospitals or other places where there are waiting rooms.
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Recycled Products: Always
purchase recycled paper products wherever possible. Not only that you
are helping save trees, you are also helping to promote a greener
economy.
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Shopping Bag Recycling: Plastic
shopping bags are perfect to use to line most small garbage cans. When
full, they can tie off and be placed into the proper receptacle. Most
stores are happy to recycle bags that you accumulate. Instead of tossing
your excess bags, be sure to take them back to your local store.
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Sideline Your Fax:
Most faxes can be imported into your computer as a .pdf file. Most fax
machines can be used as scanners thereby eliminating the need to mail or
fax signed agreements. Most agreements are fine using electronic
signatures. Faxes are truly obsolete and not very hard to get by
without. Stop buying toner and special paper when options for unplugging
and disconnecting are so many.
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Copy Proofs:
Can't adquately proof a letter without printing it? Learn how to use
your speller and grammar check in your word processor program to insure
it comes out professional. A thesaurus can come in very handy when
searching out other meanings for descriptive terms. There are even "spin
programs" for sale that can reword your paper for you. Don't be afraid
to enlarge the words on your screen as you learn to read and adjust your
verbage without the need to print.
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Make Your Own Notepads:
Save all your single sided misprints in a stack. When you've
accumulated 15 - 20 sheets, stack and cut them into quarters. Count out
10 - 15 sheets and staple together with the blank side up for use as a
note pad, to-do or shopping list.
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Recycled Paper:
Look for 80 - 100 percent recycled content when purchasing paper. Due
to the processing, it comes out just as white and smooth as virgin
paper. You'll be reducing demand on trees and when you recycle it again,
you'll be benefiting the environment.
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Set The Example:
Motivate your team to store and view documents in PDF form on thelr
laptops or mobile devices instead of needlessly wasting paper products
which need to be later filed or disposed of.
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Direct Deposit: These
days, direct deposit of workers wages allow for the elimination of the
need for physical paychecks. Check stubs can be converted to PDF and
e-mailed for inspection at a later date. When seeking employment, be
sure your prospective employer is up to snuff on modern banking and
technology.
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Printer Settings:
Set the printer default on your personal and shared office printers to
automatically print both sides of the paper. In cases where you need
printed copies, this will cut your paper needs by half.
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Recycle Policy:
Instead of offering garbage cans for each office worker, offer them two
trays for their desk. One tray for sensitive documents in need of
shredding and one for recylable documents. Send a courier around twice
each day to collect and process any accumulated paper.
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