Change the Margins: A Fast and Free Way to Save Money, Paper and the Environment
Change the Margins is a website and movement dedicated to reducing paper waste by reducing the margins used when printing. It's a simple concept really, but it can make a big difference. Consider:
* Penn State University research showed that the University could save 72 acres of forest and over $120,000/year by reducing the default margin settings across campus.
* "Each person in an office on average uses 2.5 pounds of paper each week. In the U.S., a ton equals 2000 pounds, so that means every 2 years and 70 days, each person in an office on average uses a ton of paper."
* "Americans discard 4 million tons of office paper every year -- enough to build a 12 foot high wall of paper from New York to California."
* Paper production is one of the top five water consuming industries.
Change the Margins is working to eliminate some of this waste. Visit changethemargins.com to begin convincing your organization to reduce the margins, sign a petition to Microsoft asking them to reduce the default margins, and much more. So before you print your next document, try the following:
-->Send an email instead. Do you really need a hard copy or will a digital version do?
-->Use the back of preprinted paper for drafts.
-->Change the margins to .75 inches. This leaves plenty of room for hole punchers, staples, etc. Don't forget to reduce the top and bottom margins too.
-->Single space or 1.5 space rather than double space the document.
-->Choose a smaller font. Times is much smaller than Courier or Bookman.
-->Reduce the font size. Do you really need 12 point or will 10 or 11 point suffice?
You'll save paper and save money. It's a small step, but it's a start. Today change the margins, tomorrow change the world! Happy printing . . .
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- Reduce margins to .75 inches, left and right, top and bottom.
- Remember to use the back of printing paper for drafts, notes, etc.
- Choose a smaller font or font size.
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