Saving Paper: Some Simple and Fun Ideas

Did you know:

We use 69 million tons of paper and paperboard in the United States?
40% of the world’s industrial logging goes into making paper?
More than 5000 products can be made from recycled paper, including bandages, egg cartons, and coffee filters?

Here are some simple and fun ideas for reducing and reusing:

Share information electronically instead of printing it out
If you have to print something out, print it double-sided
Instead of making and keeping multiple paper copies of documents, scan them and save them electronically
Use scrap paper instead of a fresh notebook (or make your own!) Click here for an easy step-by-step using staples or here using glue.
Reduce amount of unsolicited junk mail: Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Information
Use an empty tissue box to hold plastic shopping bags or trim off the top and store your scrap paper/rubber bands/etc.
Did your printer have a “moment” and print out dozens of single-sided pages accidentally? Use your 3-hole punch and one of the many binders floating around campus to create a notebook for meetings and other note-taking.
Recycling on campus is easy! See those blue bins next to your desk or in the hallway? Those are for paper! Here’s a list of what can and can’t be recycled on campus: BCC Recycling Guidelines

For additional information:

~~EPA Paper FAQs~~ (Broken link, removed 2/20/2020)

~~Forest Ethic’s Paper Facts~~ (Broken Link, removed 2/20/2020)