Paper Waste

Rethink your Paper Waste
Most of the waste by weight from schools and colleges comes from just two categories: food and paper/card. There are a number of ways that schools can encourage both staff and students to reduce their paper waste. For example:

when printing out from a computer make sure that you always print double-sided. Why not set your printer settings this way as default?
make sure that any photocopying is defaulted as double-sided
when purchasing new printers or photocopiers, try to make sure that they are able to print quickly and easily on both sides. Some even have specific paper saving options to print four pages on a single sheet
encourage pupils to use both sides of loose paper and paper in notebooks
reuse envelopes wherever possible - especially when circulating internal documents
small amounts of torn up or shredded paper can be composted. Contact your local council to see if they can provide your school with a free or discounted compost bin as more councils are inviting or encouraging composting in their council areas. This is an activity that pupils can get involved in and learn from, as well as reducing the amount of waste your school has to dispose of
Register with the Fax Preference Service to cut out unwanted faxes that use up your paper
Register with the Mailing Preference Service to reduce the amount of unwanted junk mail your school receives