Paper towels or electric hand dryer? There’s no contest. Electric dryers are twice as energy efficient as paper towels, even towels made from recycled paper.

Buy recycled paper made from a high percentage of post-consumer recycled content.

Buy recycled content toilet paper. The TP from Trader Joes costs less than “regular” TP and is made from recycled paper.

Grab a few reusable bags for the grocery store. They’re a very small expence to stop using paper and plastic.

Use cut-up paper that only has printed material on one side as a notepad.

Use a stick-on label on the first page of a fax instead of a full cover sheet.

Did you know – A single-sided 10-page letter costs $.61 to mail; that same letter, copied onto both sides of the paper, costs about $.44 to mail.

Post a sign at each office printer to remind employees to print two-sided and only those documents that they really need.

From recycled copy paper and paper towels to recycled letterhead, use recycled products whenever possible.

Bring in your own cup to receive a “cup discount” on your coffee at Starbucks. You’ll be helping to save a tree and a bunch of energy while you’re at it.