Did you know…Simple Tips For Living Green

Did you know…

If every North American home with a PC received and filed their bills and statements electronically, it would save an average of 700-900 pieces of paper and 200 envelopes per year.  That’s 275 billion pieces of paper.

If every taxpayer chose to save their return as a PDF and e-file with the government, that would save another 5 billion sheets of paper.

If North America’s 26 million weekly online shoppers chose to save their purchase receipt electronically instead of printing it, that’s another 1.35 billion sheets of paper.

Saving 280 billion sheets of paper annually equals 34 million trees saved.  (The average pine tree yields approx. 8,333 sheets of photocopy paper).

One tree generates the daily oxygen requirements for three people.

Here are some other things you can do to help…

• Print or photocopy documents two-sided.

• Revise documents on screen using “track changes.”

• Use fax coversheets only when necessary.

• Print colour only when required; colored paper is harder to recycle.

• Purchase products with no packaging, less packaging or reusable packaging or recyclable packaging and check to see if anyone can reuse packaging before discarding.

• Give your newspaper or magazine to someone else after you finish reading it.

For more green living tips or to learn how you can help make a difference, visit www.earthday.ca