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Mail & Paper
7 ways to Green Your Mail & Paper
Find out how to limit the amount of trees, water, and energy that are used to produce wood and paper supplies, and learn how to keep them out of landfills.
Recycle your paper
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Protect trees and extend the life of paper by recycling as much as possible.
Buy environmentally preferable office paper
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When you power up your copier to print out a report, use eco-friendly paper. It's easier than ever to find and saves trees.
Print on both sides of the paper
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If you have to print at all, use paper that already has one side printed on, or if your printer will allow, print on both sides when using new paper.
Read electronically to go paperless
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A PDA allows you to read e-mails, publications and other documents electronically, without all the paper waste.
Contact the Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
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The DMA is the trade association for direct mail advertisers, and signing onto its service can cut your unwanted mail by an estimated 80 percent.
Hire an organization to get your name off mailing lists
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For a fee some organizations will do the work required to get your name off mailing lists.
Write with a green wood pencil
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Though the #2 yellow wood pencil is a classic, new eco-wood pencils are beginning to spin the old favorite on its point.
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