Less paper reduces office space, reduces offsite storage costs, and more.
Not exact matches
As part of my journey to create
less waste I've been trying to
reduce paper in the kitchen as well.
Industry is «doing more with
less» THE Confederation of
Paper Industries (CPI) has claimed the UK corrugated industry is helping retailers to
reduce their..
The
paper also reports that the memory is
less prone to degradation when exposed to gamma radiation - something that is important for memory used for space travel, as the memory would have to feature
less shielding, thus
reducing its weight.
«The results of this
paper demonstrate that it is possible to use acoustic technologies to generate information about marine resources inside MPAs in a faster and
less expensive way,
reducing the costs for governments in ocean conservation.»
The recommendations, in addition to flying
less and wasting 25 percent
less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e);
reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of
paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying
less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).
Reducing the need for
paper products means
less demand for tree cutting — this prevents deforestation, protects wildlife habitats,
reduces pollution and other negative effects of
paper industry, the third - largest industrial emitter of greenhouse gasses.
The administration sporadically tried to
reduce the
paper burden on school districts, had a secretary of education who (for a brief time) said schools needed to find ways to do more with
less, and enjoyed some admirable success in increasing the role of evidence in making education funding decisions.
And sometimes, simply
reducing the length by a single page can save you money, if it means the printer will require one
less sheet of
paper to print the book.
They report preferring Kindle for reading because it weighs
less, eliminates battery anxiety with its month - long battery life, and has the advanced
paper - like Pearl e-ink display that
reduces eye - strain, doesn't interfere with sleep patterns at bedtime, and works outside in direct sunlight, an important consideration especially for vacation reading.
There was a $ 30,000 limit at one time, but the Treasury
reduced the limit to $ 5,000 for
paper and electronic bonds each in 2008 indicating the reduction would help focus the savings bond program on individuals with
less money to save than others.
The new bottle also uses
less paper because the label size was
reduced.
It would require some 12 — 14 of Princeton's «stabilization wedges» — strategies and / or technologies that over a period of a few decades each ultimately
reduce projected global carbon emissions by one billion metric tons per year (see technical
paper here,
less technical one here).
Intuitively, the basic conclusion of the Cleantech Group analysis makes sense: the more you
reduce your use of
paper media in a single electronic device, the
less you'll pollute by harvesting and shipping physical goods.
In addition, by eliminating bulky flight bags loaded with
paper, pilots will have
less to lift and carry through airports and onboard the aircraft,
reducing the risk of injury while on duty.»
It enables moving from traditional
paper - based case filing to automation of the entire case lifecycle,
reduces case backlogs and helps handling more cases in
less time.
After all,
reducing the cost of
paper is
less important than
reducing office rent or energy consumption, because clients can pay the costs of
paper directly, but don't directly pay the bills for overhead.
Other general advice offered was that you acknowledge that «paperless» really means «
less paper» and that
reducing paper in your office is always a work in progress.
Not only does paying your premiums all at once
reduce the amount of
paper and personnel required to handle your policy, it also makes you appear
less risky to your provider.