| Paper is too valuable a resource to waste. Over one | | | | - Reuse paper as far as possible. When you really |
| million tons of paper is used everyday around the | | | | need to buy new paper, ensure that it has recycled |
| world. Paper usage is on the rise on a worldwide | | | | content. |
| scale. A significant portion of the total paper usage is | | | | - Use both sides of a paper sheet. This is |
| nothing but ridiculous wastage. This puts immense | | | | straightforward. Often people tend to print on only one |
| pressure on the Earth's natural rain forests, often | | | | side of the paper. Printing on both sides of paper |
| termed as the lungs of the Earth. Trees and plants | | | | reduces consumption by 50%. |
| play a major role as climate stabilizers. They remove | | | | - Don't print unnecessary copies of documents or |
| heat-trapping greenhouse gases (carbon-dioxide, | | | | emails. |
| methane, ozone) from the atmosphere. However, | | | | - Save paper in your workplace. Urge your staff or |
| increasing paper production, leading to excessive | | | | colleagues to save paper. Tell them that doing so |
| deforestation, upsets the climate balance - and speeds | | | | would not only save the environment, but it will save a |
| up global warming. | | | | whole lot of money for the company. |
| Around 30 percent of the Earth surface is still covered | | | | Another great way to reduce paper usage is to use |
| with forests. But at the current rate of deforestation, | | | | technology. Every year, in the US alone, over eight |
| we will lose the entire forest cover within 100 years. | | | | million tons of trees are cut down to create billions of |
| We must take action now for Mother Nature to | | | | paper catalogs. Most of those catalogs have no |
| survive. Save paper, save forests, save money. Here | | | | recycled content and end up in trash without ever |
| are a few basic steps that can make a huge | | | | being looked at. This insane waste of natural |
| difference for the environment. Use these tips to | | | | resources can be stopped by converting paper |
| reduce your carbon footprint, help save the Earth, and | | | | catalogs to eco-friendly ecatalogs. Also known as |
| save loads of money at the same time. | | | | flash catalogs or page flip catalogs, they are available |
| - Think before you print. This is the golden rule. Ask | | | | online 24x7 and need never be printed. Flash catalogs |
| yourself: Do I really need to print this? Often we tend | | | | offer the look and feel of a paper catalog, while being |
| to print just because it is easy to do so; it requires a | | | | eco-friendly. |
| mere click of a button. Only print when it is necessary. | | | | |