Can We Stop Using Paper?
To Make a Difference for the Planet and the Climate—and to Save a Lot of Money Too—Reducing Your “Paper Footprint” Is the Only Way to Go. by Using Less Paper...
To make a difference for the planet and the climate—and to save a lot of money too—reducing your “paper footprint” is the only way to go. By using less paper, you can reduce your impact on forests, cut energy use and climate change emissions, limit water, air and other pollution and produce less waste.
How can we stop the use of paper?
- Think before you print.
- Take paperless notes.
- Use online or cloud storage for your files.
- Hot desking keeps our office looking.
- Cultural support.
- Keep recycling bins handy.
Why should I stop using paper?
When paper decomposes in a landfill, it releases methane, a greenhouse gas 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide. (11) Every year, American households receives a total of 104.7 billion pieces of junk mail, or 848 pieces of junk mail per household, which requires 6.5 million metric tons of paper.
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