This week’s Tuesday Tip, reduce your paper use and print double-sided. How many times have you accidentally printed out the wrong thing? Or forgot to set your printer to print out only one page and accidentally printed out two or more? Instead of throwing away those extra copies, turn them right-side up and reuse the paper. Or, use the unprinted areas for note paper.
Tip #26: Reuse the back-side of your print outs.
Use every scrap of paper and save money on having to buy ream after ream of copy paper.
- Reprint on the backside. My laser printer easily accepts reused paper into it’s paper tray. If I accidentally print out the wrong thing or an extra page, I turn it right-side up and place it back in the tray. (You might need to test your printer out for which direction to place the paper).
- Use the bottom part of a print out for note paper. Many times, my print out is only half a page long. Instead of neglecting the blank bottom part, tear it off and use it as note paper.
Using more of the paper you already have saves trees and creates less waste.
- The less paper you use, the less waste is created. Less waste equals a reduced carbon footprint. No need to clog up our landfills with unused paper!
- Though most paper is recycled, using less of it means fewer trees were harmed. Why use more than you need? Use less, buy less, then fewer trees are needed for pulp. Every little bit helps!
Do you reuse your print outs? Have you tried using every square inch of paper for notes or bookmarks? Does your printer easily accept lightly-used paper?
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Yes, I do this and it really cuts down on paper use. My mother’s favorite was keeping used envelopes by the phone for scratch paper and using them for grocery lists. Very convenient and a never ending supply.
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@Carol – That’s another great tip – reusing old envelopes. My parents do this themselves, thanks for sharing!
I’m a lot like Everyday Tips on this matter. I have a big pile of printed out paper that I use as scrap paper. I also used it as a business log.
Good tip though, I hate to waste paper…
@Money Reasons – It’s great to hear so many of you already use scrap paper as scratch paper. It’s a small step towards reducing our footprint.
I reuse paper all the time — computer paper, notepaper, you name it. Even at work, I’ll use extra paper for a scratch pad. I’m always flipping around paper — except sometimes, I can’t figure out where I wrote my to-do list for the day!
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@Penny – Good point! I have little notes that only I can decode, and then it’s difficult to tell what my most “updated” list is.