IN THE HOME Finally, as you prepare for the holiday season, be smart about shipping and wrapping presents. Ship as many items in one box as possible to reduce the amount of cardboard wasted. Wrap items with recycled paper or wrapping material that can be used again. Send Christmas cards printed on recycled paper or think about sending Christmas post cards to reduce paper waste. There are so many ways to help the environment by just being smart about using paper and cardboard during the holidays. Take a few minutes and think about your paper usage. The first step to cutting those paper costs and excess is identifying areas that can be improved. Then, making small improvements could be considered your Christmas present to the environment and future generations.
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Make double-sided copies whenever possible. Reuse envelopes and use two-way envelopes. Route or circulate memos, periodicals and reports, rather than distributing individual copies. Use voice or electronic mail or post memos on a central bulletin board. Make scratch pads from used paper. Use outdated letterhead for in-house memos. Eliminate unnecessary forms. Double-side forms or redesign them to fit on a half sheet. Use narrow-ruled notebooks. Save documents on floppy disks instead of printing hard copies. Use central files for hard copies. Print more words on each page (e.g., smaller font, narrow margins). Proof documents on screen before printing. Print drafts on paper already printed on one side. Use same draft of report for corrections by several people. Accept final in-house documents with hand corrections. Seek methods to reduce production errors. Donate old magazines or journals to hospitals, clinics, or libraries. Keep mailing lists current/one copy per address.
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plastic or foam. This helps reduce cost and reduces the amount of paper in the landfill.