Just about everybody at every level of the system uses paper. If you have an office, then you have paper and probably an overabundance of it.

Paper is the material in the greatest abundance burdening our landfills. Approximately 87.6 million tons enters the national municipal solid waste stream, amounting to 38.1%. In order to lessen the impact of your paper waste, your institution should:

• Recycle!
  Recycling one ton of paper saves: 17 trees; 6,953 gallons of water; 463 gallons of oil; 587 pounds of air pollution; 3.06 cubic yards of landfill space; and 4077 kilowatt hours of energy.
  
  
• Move beyond recycling and Buy Recycled! This helps reduce natural resource consumption. Follow the example of the Federal government- the 1998 Federal Executive Order (13101) requires the purchase of paper with 30% post-consumer recycled content by Federal agencies.
  
  
• Cut Consumption & Conserve Paper! Paper production from both virgin and recycled materials creates air, land, and water pollution.
  
  
• Buy chlorine-free paper and help reduce the presence of harmful chemical in the environment.
  
  
• Buying Remanufactured Toner Cartridges and recycling empty cartridges saves money and the environment! Recycling reduces your waste and buying the recycled product costs less than the original!!