How to Reduce Paper Waste in Your Business

Whether you need to cut costs or contribute to environmental efforts, there are many reasons you should decrease how much paper your business uses—and there are numerous ways to go about it. To learn how to reduce paper waste in your business, read our favorite approaches below.  

Nix the Bathroom Paper Towels 

Restrooms see a lot of foot traffic throughout the day, which can lead to excessive paper towel use. If you give your staff and visitors a new option, you can significantly cut the costs of disposable paper towels as well as the amount of paper products you waste. Continuous cloth towel holders provide many other benefits as well. 

Use E-mail More 

If you use snail mail to send materials to your customers, consider transitioning to e-mail marketing instead. You can increase e-mail usage internally as well: send meeting agendas via e-mail, and distribute company-wide memos electronically. 

Encourage Double-Sided Printing 

If you must print out documents, make sure your printer can handle double-sided jobs. This is one of the quickest ways to literally cut your paper waste in half. Remind employees to choose the double-sided option when they’re using the printer, especially for large documents. 

Use Scrap Paper 

Instead of disposing of print mistakes and documents you no longer need, you can repurpose them. With a paper cutter, you can chop these full sheets down to scrap-size pieces that staff can use for notes. Distribute them throughout your office to discourage sticky note use. After employees have used the scrap paper, they can recycle it. 

If you want to cut down on how much paper you’re using every day, start implementing these simple suggestions. You may be surprised at how big a difference one or two changes can make.  

Contact us to learn more about how to reduce paper waste in your business and about other reusable solutions. At our family-owned and -operated business, you’ll speak directly with one of our helpful representatives. Since 1936, Darman Manufacturing has proudly supported American manufacturing and high-quality production with integrity.