If your small business is going through a lot of paper in any given day, this can be a headache not only environmentally, but also for your bottom dollar. There are a number of things that you can do to cut down on the amount of paper your company uses.

One way to save money on paper is to maximize its use:

You also need to put an emphasis on making the best use of the paper that you do purchase. One of the best ways that you can do this is to set all of your printers and copiers to print on both sides of a piece of paper. Many copiers or printers are only set up to print on one side of the paper. Then, if you print out multiple pages, you are going to use one piece of paper for each page of text. By printing on both sides, you will be able to cut the number of pages that you use in half. You should also tell your employees to put an emphasis on using the entire piece of paper, regardless of what they are doing. By using the whole piece of paper, you will be able to cut back on the amount of paper that you buy.

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