It can be challenging going paperless at home or work, right? One Jackson Hole, Wyoming business, WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations, has announced a “Go Paperless” initiative for Arbor Day, April 24, 2009. The company wants to reduce office paper flow and save trees in honor of the national tree planting holiday.
“We’re always looking for ways to ‘green’ our office – and our lives. Arbor Day seemed the appropriate day to provide additional focus on saving paper ourselves – and challenging other businesses to follow suit…”
Here’s are the WordenGroup’s Top 10 Ways To Go Paperless:
1. “Send documents via e-mail or e-Fax.”
2. “Stop unwanted junk mail and catalog delivery with a service like Stopjunk.”
3. “Try not to print anything — but if you must, be sure to use 100% post-consumer recycled paper.”
4. “Spell-check before you print to eliminate document do-overs; and print only the page or passage you need out of a longer document.”
5. “Set your printer default for double-sided printing, and keep a box of “one-side-used” paper for writing notes or printing for in-house use.”
6. “Read an online newspaper.”
7. “Remember your coffee mug (no paper cups); and if you “brown bag” your lunch, replace that iconic paper sack with a reusable lunch bag.”
8. “Sign up for email bill delivery for online rather than paper statements, and pay your bills – and invoice clients – electronically.”
9. “Borrow books from the library or buy used books online.”
10. “Move office forms to electronic versions – Microsoft Office and Excel both have powerful form creation tools – or ask your computer support person to create a custom form.”
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Turn it up to 11 – Use Open Your Diary our online appointment booking service to replace reminder letters and a paper diary.
After that blatant plug what I’m really saying is that there are a while range of business services that are generally faster, smarter and cheaper than traditional paper alternatives. I’ve used tools like MailChimp and SurveyMonkey to replace paper alternatives and you get the benefit of reporting tools.
Other paper-reducing initiatives:
- Subscribe to online publications. Let publishers know that you are willing to pay for the NY Times, or whatever, online.
- If you have to issue hard copies of invoices, etc., simplify and reduce the size (in addition to using both sides of the paper).
- Consider Kindle or similar products.