Create A ‘Save Paper’ Campaign
Is your office a forest of filing cabinets? Do important documents go missing in action? Then it’s time to become a ‘Save Paper’ business.
It’s “E-asy” – Economical, Environmental and Efficient
Start a paper reduction campaign in your business and:
- Save time and money by using staff and paper more efficiently.
- Help the environment by reducing the amount of paper waste that ends up in landfill.
- Motivate your employees to become part of the change.
Sound like a plan? Here are some tips to get you on your way:
1. Get approval and support for your campaign
- From the powers that be and your colleagues. If possible, get your boss or head of department to take the lead.
2. Plan your campaign
- Develop an office printing policy.
- Ask for volunteers or set up a working group. Involve people from all levels of the company.
- Establish a baseline for measuring the success of your campaign – conduct a waste assessment.
- Get ideas from our top 10 ‘Save Paper’ tips and decide which tips you want to implement.
3. Launch your campaign
- Use the tips in our ‘Save Paper’ campaign launch section to get your colleagues on board.
- It’s important to try and involve everyone in the business.
4. Monitor your progress
- Evaluate your results. How much paper did you cut back on?
- Celebrate your success!
- Keep up waste reduction efforts – send regular reminders to staff.
Read our campaign launch section to get your ‘Save Paper’ campaign underway.
