An organization's business processes can have a large carbon footprint. Did you know that it takes 24 trees to produce one ton of uncoated, non-recycled printing and office paper, of which four million tons are used annually? This means that in the United States alone, we consume the equivalent of about 96 million trees per year, enough to cover hundreds of thousands of acres, just to satisfy our office paper needs. Moreover, since all paper, recycled or virgin, is about 40% carbon by mass, roughly 1.6 million tons of carbon will eventually be released into the environment as a result of each year's paper consumption. This contributes tremendously to forest degradation, not to mention the effects of the huge inputs of chemicals, energy, and water needed in the manufacturing process.
Not only is a "paperless" organization more eco-friendly, but it also benefits from reduced costs by minimizing paper purchases, decreasing storage space for filing cabinets, avoiding postage costs, reduce long-distance phone charges for faxes, avoiding manual search and delivery of documents, automating many business processes, and lowering the energy costs of operating MFP's / MFD's and other office machines. Save time, save money, and save forests with digital fax solutions from Paperless Productivity®.
We are also proud supporters of the Washington Conservation Voters group.