Office Paper Assessment Report:
Reduce Paper Use in the Office
The Green Workplace Paper Report provides businesses with the baseline information required to reduce paper use in the office and monitor the environmental impact in the workplace. A comprehensive report can include a cost-savings analysis of upgrading all printer and copy paper to paper with a higher post-consumer waste content (PCW). Also included in the report is contact information for regional service providers who can supply the business with recycled paper products.
Where relevant, Green Workplace can conduct a printer-hardware and/or IT system analysis to identify systematic areas of opportunity to reduce paper use in the office by reducing printouts, increasing double-sided printing or the use of electronic filing systems. The report can include a cost-savings analysis of replacing paper towels with high efficiency hand dryers, and a cost-savings analysis of upgrading the PCW content of bathroom tissue and other paper products. Printed publications can also be assessed for recycled content including the cost of upgrading the recycled paper content of the publications.
A baseline summary of environmental impacts related to reducing office paper consumption is provided, including greenhouse gas emissions, trees cut, toxins released and solid waste produced as a result of paper manufacture, using our highly specialized regional paper impact calculators. The Report can be customized to the particular needs of any business.
Sample Page from a Green Workplace Office Paper Assessment Report
NOTE: This report has been designed to provide a general idea of the detailed information that our assessments provide. Some sections have been omitted.
OFFICE PAPER & JANITORIAL PAPER ASSESSMENT
Executive Summary
A greater proportion of the office paper used in 2009 contained 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) content than was the case in 2008 (50% versus 30%). Although paper usage has increased slightly in 2009 as compared to 2008, the environmental impact of trees cut and chemicals used has decreased due to the increased usage of paper containing 100% post-consumer waste content (PCW).
Janitorial Paper Product consumption decreased by approximately 10% in 2009 as compared to 2008. A reduction in roll paper towel use may be attributable to the installation of high-efficiency hand dryers in the washrooms.
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Summary of Environmental Savings: Office Paper and Janitorial Paper Products (2009)
• Trees: 15 trees
• GHG emissions: 4.6 tonnes
Scope
This assessment makes use of all available procurement data from office paper (8.5” x 11”), and janitorial paper towel products to determine baseline tree consumption and paper manufacture-related pollution for a one-year period …The report considers “upstream” impacts of paper consumption related to the supply and manufacturing process, which is based on a life-cycle analysis of the impacts of raw materials extraction, transport, manufacturing, disposal and energy use.
2. Office Paper Products
Table 2.1 Office Paper Consumption & Environmental Impacts and Comparison to 2008 Data
Summary of Environmental Savings (2009 compared to 2008)
• Trees: 10 trees
• Chemicals: 0.87 kg
3. Janitorial Paper Products
Table 3.1 Janitorial Paper Consumption & Environmental Impacts and Comparison to 2008 Data
3.2 High Efficiency Hand Dryers
4. Environmental Footprint Reduction Strategies
4.1 Paper-related Environmental Footprint Reduction Initiatives