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The Newfoundland and
Labrador Waste Management Strategy encourages reducing waste,
reusing, and recycling waste products. Paper accounts for the highest
percentage by weight of waste produced by most office operations. In the
interest of reducing paper waste, everyone is encouraged to adopt paper
saving practices in their day to day work. It’s the right thing to do.
The following are some good ‘Paper Wise’ practices to adopt
for reducing paper usage:
- Send more documents in electronic data format
as e-mails and attachments wherever possible/appropriate instead of
paper copies.
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Review draft documents
thoroughly on screen for necessary changes before sending to
printer.
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Always print double sided
where possible. Most word processing software and some printers
support this. If there are any problems with this check with your
computer support personnel.
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Reduce the number of copies
when appropriate. If several people in a work group / division need
to be hard copied, allow a single copy to circulate as opposed to
multiple copies.
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Use paper thoroughly. Save
non-confidential single sided copies for draft printing on the other
side, or for note/ scribble sheets and pads.
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Ensure all waste paper goes to
the blue box for recycling.
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When photocopying, check all
copier settings first to ensure they’re correct. Copy double
sided. Convert single sided multiple page documents to double sided.
Set photocopier to default to double-sided.
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When preparing and placing
orders for printing services, use paper space fully, proof documents
thoroughly, order the minimum quantity required.
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Post this notice on your
office bulletin boards.
An initiative of :
Hon. Tom Rideout
Hon. Tom Osborne
The Department of Transportation and Works
The Department of Environment and Conservation
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