Borrow library books

According to TRVST, an estimated 320 million books end up in our landfills each year. Most libraries lend both printed books, e-books, and audiobooks for free. Check out your local library!

Print in black and white

While black and color cartridges have the same physical waste generation, it takes more ink to print in color. Reduce landfill waste by printing in black and white.

Use recycled copy paper

Recycled paper saves resources and produces fewer carbon emissions during production.

Handy Tip: Keep it digital

Stop before you print! Think – do you need to print this item out, or can you keep only the digital copy?

Purchase used books

According to the Hand Me Down Book Club, a used book results in around 20% of the emissions of buying new. Each time we keep that book in circulation, we can reduce the need to create more waste and chop down trees.

Handy Tip: Print on both sides of the paper

Printing on both sides of the paper rather than single-sided means you use half the paper!

Send e-cards instead of paper cards

Do you love to send cards for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions? Consider sending an e-card instead of a paper card. This reduces waste, and can save you money if you use a free e-card site!

Use refillable pens

According to Treehugger, refillable pens can reduce waste by as much as 50%; instead of discarding the entire pen, you can just replace the ink cartridge inside.