US Gov’t Creates Significant Waste with Printing that is Not Needed

paperlA recent report from the Washington Times shows that a significant amount of printing by US Govt employees is never needed … it is thrown out or recycled.  Wow – 1/3 of all printed paper is wasted !!

" …. Washington Times reports that a full third of the printing performed by U.S. government employees is instantly tossed out or recycled."

"… high time government … takes the lead from businesses that have their printing costs under control. … Duplex printing is only part of the story. … "

"… asking these kinds of questions before they click ‘Print’: … Is it vital that I have a hard copy of this right now? … Have I run the electronic file by my colleagues first? … Does the item I am about to print have to be “perfect”?"

How about you?   Do you really need to print everything you do print?  Can you print 2 – sided ? 

Via: ZDNet.com LINK