One way that businesses typically use a lot of paper is through faxing.  Not all businesses, but a good amount; especially large ones.  So let’s look at ways to reduce the amount of paper used in the office.

1. Email instead of fax.  Everyone that is anyone has an email.  This way if it is absolutely necessary, they can print it.  If not, then they can just keep it in their email records.

2. Make a reusable cover sheet.  This is easy and saves you one piece of paper each time you fax.  Print out a generic cover sheet with all the essentials and laminate it.  Fill in all the important information with a dry erase marker and send the fax.  Once it is sent, wipe the cover sheet clean and it is ready for reuse.

3. Look in the trash(recycling bin) for a piece of paper that has only been printed on one side.  Print the cover sheet on the back of the trashed paper.  No one sees the back of the cover sheet, so it shouldn’t matter what it looks like.

4. Have a label made with the pertinent information on it.  Cut out the cover page all together and stick your label in the upper corner of the actual document you are sending.  This saves two pieces of paper each time you fax!

5. For smaller businesses that don’t do much faxing, there is a great site I found that lets you fax 2 free documents a day.  Just enter the sender information, receiver information and attach the document.  Check out FaxZero.

Each of these helps out the environment and saves you paper, which in turn saves you money!!!