At Automated Shredding we appreciate the long term benefits our recycling service brings to the environment. It also makes good business sense. Statistically speaking, we can recycle up to100% of these types of papers – an astonishing number, considering how much is typically thrown away. Another shocking number… The average business office employee can produce up to a pound and a half of paper waste a day. Even worse, finance offices generate waste paper from two to three pounds per employee daily.

So, what can you do to reduce waste?

First, take a look at what you’re consuming:

• Use recycled paper or eco-friendly paper whenever possible, which will also save your company’s budget.
• When you do have to dispose of a document, shred it, with the valuable benefit of reducing identity theft. There are several advantages of shredding paper for reuse.
• Additionally, removing office paper and cardboard from the garbage can reduce waste collection fees by 50% – besides incurring a penalty, by not recycling, you’re unnecessarily (and quickly) filling up our landfills! To break it down, one ton of recycled paper is equivalent to 6.7 cubic yards of saved landfill space – when you look at it from this perspective, it’s easy to realize how our actions can prolong the service of our present landfill sites. Whether your paper supplies are plain white paper, copier paper, office paper, inkjet paper, or letter paper, they are all easily recycled.
• Placing clearly-labeled, locked and secured recycling receptacles throughout your office is a simple yet effective recycling method. Be sure, however, that the bins are placed in high-traffic accumulation areas such as the computer rooms, copier stations and records/billing sections. If you are creating a recycling station(s), be sure to install in an accessible and visible area so people will actually use them.