How to Cut Paper Costs by a Third

1. Duplex by Default

Double-sided printing immediately cuts paper use by almost half. Set it as the default centrally, rather than asking employees to select it manually.

Jobs print only once an employee reaches the device. Forgotten printouts consistently account for 15-25% of volume.

For handouts and drafts, "2 pages per sheet" mode saves another half.

One extra page with just a footer at the end of a document adds up to hundreds of sheets a year across the office.

Set up a tray for paper used on one side, and print internal documents on it.

The biggest savings come from not printing at all. Contracts and requests approved electronically never show up in print statistics.

The first three points alone cut paper use by 30-40% in an average office, without a single tenge of investment.