The document discusses the environmental and financial impacts of wasteful paper consumption in offices. It notes that the average US office worker prints over 16,000 sheets per year, while only 45 minutes is spent reading the average printed email. Implementing document management strategies such as tracking print usage, setting reduction goals, and educating employees can significantly reduce paper usage and costs. Individual actions like printing only necessary portions of emails and using document mailboxes and duplex printing can also help lower the environmental footprint of office printing.

1. Document Management: A Conservation Approach

12. 13 ounces of clean water are used in making a single sheet of paper for office printing

26. Don’t Produce the Document