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November 13, = 2000

  

2000-R-1041

PAPER = CONSUMPTION=20 REDUCTION

 

By: Mary M. = Janicki,=20 Assistant Director

You asked how computers could be = used to=20 reduce paper consumption by the state. You want to know if state = programs (here=20 or elsewhere) or business policies require the use of computers to = transmit=20 information or minimize the amount of printed material. You asked how = such=20 programs work and whether they are effective.

SUMMARY

Paper is the largest component of = the=20 country's solid waste burden. Computers have failed to reduce paper = consumption;=20 on the contrary, paper consumption has increased with the growth of = computer=20 usage. Personal computers alone account for 115 billion sheets of paper = per year=20 worldwide. Environmental and trade group studies have documented the = problems=20 associated with paper consumption. In addition to investigating paper=20 manufacturing methods, they focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling = paper.=20 Proposals for reducing consumption address industry standards for = purchasing=20 (including lightweight paper with post-consumer recycled content); = printing and=20 packaging norms; office practices related to computers, photocopiers, = and fax=20 machines; and waste disposal.

Many governmental and corporate = paper=20 reduction programs are in place, but the effort seems sporadic. The = federal=20 Environmental Protection Agency has an internal program as well as an = outreach=20 program to encourage reduced paper consumption. We found that only = Hawaii has a=20 statutory goal of reducing office paper consumption. Though Connecticut = (as well=20 as the federal government and other states) has launched efforts at = paperwork=20 reduction (presumably resulting in some paper savings), it has no = statewide=20 program for reducing paper usage. Illinois and California environmental = agencies=20 provide suggestions to those who want to create programs for reducing = paper=20 use.

The businesses most often cited for = their=20 efforts in reducing paper consumption are the Bank of America, United = Parcel=20 Service, and Procter and Gamble. By reducing paper usage through = company-wide=20 strategies and policies, they have reduced costs through savings in = paper=20 purchases and waste removal.

TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTAL=20 GROUPS

The Worldwatch Institute published = Paper=20 Cuts: Recovering the Paper Landscape in 1999 (see http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/paper/149.html<= FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style">). The study maintains that global = consumption of wood=20 fiber for papermaking could be cut by more than 50% by trimming paper=20 consumption in industrial countries, improving efficiencies in = papermaking, and=20 expanding the use of recycled and nonwood materials.

The Alliance for Environmental = Innovation has=20 "Tips for a Greener Office" at http://www.edfpewalliance.org/OfficeTips.html<= FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style">. They include:

A discussion paper, "Rethinking = Paper=20 Consumption," produced by the International Institute for Environment = and=20 Development includes a section on "Choosing and Using Paper Sustainably" = as well=20 as recommendations to achieve reductions (http://www.oneworld.org/iied/scati/pub/rethink.htm= ). The paper cites as a rule of thumb that a = 20% cut in=20 consumption is possible through improved housekeeping measures. A = greater=20 reduction (up to 50%) requires changes in systems.

GOVERNMENT = PROGRAMS

Connecticut has no statewide policy = or program=20 to reduce agency consumption of paper, according to Janis Nome, the = legislative=20 liaison of the Department of Administrative Services, and Commissioner = Rock=20 Regan of the Department of Information Technology. Pursuant to = recommendations=20 of the 1997 Paperwork Reduction Task Force, the General Assembly passed=20 legislation to eliminate certain reporting requirements for = municipalities and=20 agencies (PAs 97-162 and 97-244), but these focus on reducing the work, = not=20 necessarily the paper, involved in preparation.

Hawaii has a law declaring "it is = the goal of=20 the state to reduce by not less than 25% the amount of office paper = generated by=20 all state and county agencies by January 1, 1995, through source = reduction." The=20 law set a five-year deadline. Counties are free to adopt solid waste = reduction=20 goals that are higher (Ha. Rev. Stat. Ann. =A7 342g-3).

Illinois' Office of Pollution = Prevention in=20 the state Environmental Protection Agency produces suggestions on = reducing paper=20 consumption at http://www.epa.state.il.us/p2/p2-at-work.html<= FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style">.

The California Integrated Waste = Management=20 Board maintains a website on how to establish a paper reduction campaign = at=20 http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/BizWaste/OfficePaper/Campaign.htm= .

The U.S. Environmental Protection = Agency has=20 its own Paper Less campaign, focusing on photocopying. In less than a = year, the=20 agency achieved its goal of reducing consumption at its offices by 15%, = saving=20 $100,000 in avoided paper purchases. In 1994, its Waste Wise program = encouraged=20 voluntary efforts to conserve resources and protect the environment. As = of 1995,=20 over 500 organizations were participating. See http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/images/ww-report.txt<= /U>.

CORPORATE EFFORTS

The authors of Paper Cuts: = Recovering the=20 Paper Landscape cite Bank of America, United Parcel Service, and = Procter and=20 Gamble as leaders in reducing paper consumption. Bank of America reduced = its=20 paper consumption by 25% in two years using online reports and forms, = email,=20 double-sided copying, and lighter-weight paper. The bank reduced = packaging,=20 replaced hard copy documents with electronic versions, and eliminated = forms. It=20 uses laser letterhead that is not customized with individual names, = titles, or=20 addresses. Employees use software to customize personal information and = update=20 it as necessary, eliminating wasted stationery. By changing from 20- to = 15-pound=20 paper for ATM receipts, it saved an estimated $500,000. Since 1995, the=20 photocopiers it purchases have a double-sided copying feature. =

By recycling 61% of its paper, the = company=20 saves about $500,000 in waste hauling fees. The bank also purchases = paper=20 containing recycled content. Through centralized purchasing, it = maximizes=20 leverage with suppliers and tracks their environmental = commitments.

United Parcel Service (UPS) = describes its=20 recycling and source reduction efforts at http://www.community.ups.com/community/causes/initiatives/red= uction.html. The company uses recycled paper for its = forms,=20 envelopes, and notices and reusable envelopes and bags in its sorting = operation.=20 The conversion to handheld computers that electronically record delivery = information saves paper.

OTHER = ORGANIZATIONS

Earlham College in Indiana has = established a=20 white paper recycling service that includes a paper reuse program, = described as=20 the easiest and most cost-effective way to reduce paper consumption. = Details are=20 described at http://word.cs.earlham.edu/issues/XII/041798/news1012603a.htm= l.

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