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Buy environmentally preferable copy paper
Aspen 100 Office Paper
Boise makes its 20-pound Aspen 100 copy paper out of 100 percent post-consumer recycled content. The acid-free paper is also made without using chlorine or chlorine compounds.Cascades Enviro 100 Copy Paper
This 8 1/2-inch x 11-inch multipurpose paper has it all—it’s made with 100 percent post-consumer recycled fibers and it’s 100 percent processed chlorine-free.Dolphin Blue Ecology Writing Pads
This 5-inch x 8-inch notepad (12 pads to a pack) is made from 35 percent post-consumer recycled content. Wide-ruled on both sides of the sheet.Hammerhill Great White™ Multipurpose Copy Paper
This 20-pound copy paper contains 30 percent post-consumer recycled content. It's also elemental chlorine-free. That means while the manufacturer doesn’t use elemental chlorine to bleach it, chlorine derivatives are used, which can be harmful to humans and wildlife.Mohawk Fine Papers Recycled Paper
This copy paper with digital imaging surface is made from all post-consumer waste and is FSC-certified. The paper is also made a la wind-generated electricity.New Leaf Encore 100 Paper
New Leaf Encore 100 copy paper makes the grade by being 100 percent post-consumer waste recycled, as well as processed chlorine-free.Office Depot® Green™ 100% Recycled EnviroCopy™
Office Depot’s green brand of 8 1/2-inch x 11-inch copy paper uses no new trees, it’s made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled content and is FSC-certified. It’s also bleached processed chlorine-free.Staples® 100% Recycled Copy Paper
This Staples brand copy paper is processed without using chlorine or chlorine compounds and is made with 100 percent post-consumer content. The paper is FSC-certified and endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance.Strathmore Script 100% Recycled Business Stationery
This FSC-certified and Green Seal-certified, 8 1/2-inch x 11-inch business stationery is made with renewable wind-generated electricity. The contents come from 100 percent post-consumer material.
Buy eco-friendly office paper products
Blueline Business Notebook with Leather-Look Cover
This 192-page notebook’s pages are made from 30 percent post-consumer recycled content. It measures 9-1/4 inches x 7-1/4 inches. Special binding allows notebook to lay flat when open.ecojot 100% Recycled File Folders
Not the typical tame office fare, these folders from Canada-based ecojot are too green not to mention. Made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, they are chlorine-free and use vegetable-based inks.FolioPad Daily Notes Notepads
Use to refill a binder or on its own, these notepads (choose from 5.5-inch x 8.5-inch or 8.5-inch x 11-inch sizes) contain 30 percent post-consumer recycled content.Natural Kraft Mailers
These “mottled tan” mailers are made of 50 percent recycled material, but more importantly they contain 30 percent post-consumer waste. They are also processed chlorine-free, are rugged, and easily recyclable. They come in three different sizes.New Life 100% Recycled Envelopes
No new trees were used to make these envelopes, which are created from 100 percent recycled post-consumer waste and are 100 percent processed chlorine-free.OfficeMax White Legal Pad
This 50-page, 8.5-inch x 14-inch white legal pad with perforated pages contains 40 percent post-consumer recycled content. Comes 12 to a pack.Poo Pads
These paper cubes called Poo pads are like sticky notes but without the stickiness. They’re also not made from trees but from elephant dung-derived paper from Sri Lanka. They come in various colors and are fittingly made by the Mr. Ellie Pooh company.Post-it® Recycled Notes
These traditional Post-its with a green twist contain 100 percent recycled content (30 percent of which is post-consumer waste). Paper is sourced from mills that are Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified. Assorted pastel colors, 100 sheets per pad, 12 note pads per pack.Repocket Presentation Folder
Think press kits or presentations done in these two-pocket folders made from all recycled fibers (56 percent post-consumer recycled and 44 percent post-industrial recycled). Rigid brown kraft chipboard gives these recycled folders a natural look.Tops Phone Message Pads
For those offices that don’t rely on answering machines 24/7, these phone message pads are made from 100 percent post-consumer waste.Used Cardboard Boxes Service
If you are moving, packing, storing, or just need some boxing, UsedCarboardBoxes.com might have a set of cheaper and reused boxes for you.
Buy eco-friendly office supplies
ACCO Recycled Steel Paper Clips
Hold your papers together with these paper clips made from 100 percent recycled steel. They come 100 to a recycled chipboard box.Buddy 4-Section Steel Sorting Rack
Keep paperwork organized with this four-section steel desk sorter made in the US with 30 percent post-consumer recycled steel. It features three adjustable shelves.Flat-Clinch Mini Stapler
This mini stapler is made of 84.3 percent recycled plastic. It can staple up to 20 sheets, has a built-in staple remover, and loads with mini staples (meaning less metal used than regular size staples).Legal Size Clipboard
These one-of-a-kind 9.5-inch x 14-inch clipboards are made from used computer circuit boards that would otherwise be disposed of in landfills. They come in green, red, or blue.Pilot® Precise BeGreen Gel Retractable Rollerball Pens
You’d never know that this gel ink pen is made from almost 3/4 (70.6 percent) post-industrial recycled material. The translucent barrel lets you see when your ink supply is getting low and it’s time for a refill. Comes a dozen to a recycled-board box.Rubbermaid Regeneration Plastic Business Card Holder
This stylish black business card holder is made from 25 percent post-consumer recycled plastic. Holds up to 50 cards.Scotch Space-Saving Tape Dispenser
It may look like a standard tape dispenser, but this weighted, non-skid model is made from 50 percent recycled plastic. It fits 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch tape.Stainless Steel Scissors
Snip away with these stainless steel scissors whose plastic handles contain 70 percent recycled plastic. They come as a pair.Water-Based Highlighters
Highlight salient passages in the latest company report with these nontoxic highlighters that have quick drying, water-based ink. Sold individually.Wilson Jones® Recycled D-Ring View Binder With Spine Finger Hole
A transparent overlay lets you design your own presentation or report cover for this heavy-duty binder made with polyolefin (not vinyl as most binders use). Contains 40 percent post-consumer recycled content.Yamm & Hart Clipboards
These fun 9-inch x 12-inch clipboards are made from 100 percent post-consumer plastic. They come in marble white, warm orange, and confetti splash.Zebra® Jimnie® Clip Retractable Ballpoint Pen
Works like any other retractable, black ink pen but this one is made with 75 percent post-consumer plastic. Packaging is derived from 100 percent post-consumer waste.
Avoid printing when possible
Apple iPhone
With loads of creative functionality, this is a new favorite for many techno-enthusiasts. You can read books, check email, and much more with one of these fun gadgets.HP iPAQ 111 Classic Handheld
Read e-books, catch up on emails, proofread Word documents, or compose your next great book. This pocket PC gives you tremendous abilities to truly go paperless.Kindle wireless reading device
Bid adieu to piles of paperbacks, newspapers, and magazines and say hello to Kindle from Amazon.com. This innovative e-book reader gives you easy access to over 110,000 books, magazines, and newspapers (auto-delivered automatically) in one compact gadget.Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-505
The Sony Reader, a sleek (more compact than most paperbacks) e-book reader can "turn" over 7,500 pages with one single battery charge.
Print on both sides of paper
Brother HL-4070cdw Color Laser Printer
This affordable color laser printer features built-in duplexing for two-sided printing and a wireless network interface.Brother HL-5250DN Network Ready Laser Printer
This monochrome laser printer features built-in duplexing for two-sided printing and is ideal for small connected workgroups.Canon imageCLASS MF4150 Laser Duplex P/s/c/f 21PPM Adf
The built-in duplexing option allows users to laser print, copy, and fax two-sided documents. It's also ENERGY STAR-qualified.HP Color LaserJet 3700dtn Network Printer
This laser jet prints 16 color pages per minute, has built-in duplexing, and three input trays, making it ideal for both small and big jobs.Okidata Duplex Unit C5500N Printer
Boasts 20 full-color and 24 black pages per minute and allows for built-in duplexing with the additional purchase of the Okidata Duplex Unit.Xerox Phaser 3500DN Laser Printer
With print speeds of up to 35 ppm and duplexing, this unit is ideal for fast-moving businesses concerned with saving trees and money.
Choose alternative paper
Costa Rica Natural Ecopaper
Costa Rica Natural produces Ecopaper, high quality, treeless paper made through an organic paper-making process. Try lemon paper, banana paper, coffee paper, and many other styles.Green Field Paper
Green Field Paper offers a variety of tree-free papers, including machine-made hemp paper, Seed Embedded Paper (embedded with wildflower seeds), 100 percent junk mail paper, and Gilroy garlic paper (infused with garlic skins for a refined appearance).Living Tree Paper
This company makes coated and non-coated paper that mixes chlorine-free agricultural materials like flax, straw, and hemp with post-consumer waste fibers. Living Tree Paper claims to "push the limits in environmentally-sound paper."The Great Elephant PooPoo Paper
This handmade paper stationery is made from naturally dried elephant dung collected from elephant conservation parks. Natural fibers are added to thicken and strengthen the paper. A portion of proceeds from sales goes to elephant welfare and conservation.TreeFree Paper
TreeFree Paper offers top quality, high speed copy paper made from 100 percent sugar cane husk (normally an agricultural waste product that's also called bagasse). The company is family-owned and operated.Vision Paper
Vision Paper produces environmentally positive printing papers and envelopes that are distributed nationally. The paper is made from kenaf, a fast-growing plant related to cotton and okra.
Comments
10:59am
There is a growing green office movement online outside of the big box stores with places like Naked Binder offering 100% recycled and recyclable binders. Now with everything from chairs to pencils being recycled, it is easier than ever to green up an office.