| Cutting costs and saving money in the workplace can | | | | instead of over several pages with lots of excess |
| be a huge advantage and may be easier than you | | | | white space |
| think. Remember that even small actions can add up | | | | Other Good Ideas for Saving on Paper & Ink |
| to help you save both paper and ink in the workplace. | | | | If you are interested in cutting your costs and that’s |
| Reducing Ink Usage | | | | why you want to begin conserving your paper and ink |
| Below are some ideas that can help you conserve ink | | | | cartridges, one of the best ways is to use a refill |
| while you’re working. These can be important | | | | system for your ink or to purchase compatible ink |
| ways to lower your expenses: | | | | cartridges. In these cases, you’ll see a dramatic |
| • Use lowest print quality settings (draft or lower | | | | price drop. In most cases, these two options won’t |
| numbers) | | | | make it any more difficult to use your existing printer. |
| • Only print necessary documents – If you can | | | | You can save money on both by installing a code |
| share it with other users via email or the network, do | | | | system on your printer. That means your employees |
| so. | | | | would need to enter their code before printing so you |
| • Edit online before printing | | | | can keep track of their printing efforts. With that |
| • Make one copy of memos or announcements | | | | information, you can help heavy printer usage to |
| – place it somewhere workers are likely to see it | | | | reduce their dependency on ink and paper. |
| Lowering Paper Usage | | | | The Benefits |
| If you find that your office is going through a lot of | | | | Taking any of the steps above will help reduce your |
| printer paper, there are some ways you can rectify | | | | need for ink and paper when using your printer. |
| that situation. Below are a few ideas for reducing the | | | | Additionally, you will also save money. The average |
| amount of paper used by your business: | | | | inkjet cartridge costs around $30 and toner costs are |
| • Print front and back whenever possible | | | | about three times that so if you can reduce the |
| • Set print ranges so you don’t print pages with | | | | number you need to buy that looks good for your |
| no text or with no important text | | | | bottom line. You’ll also be helping save trees and |
| • Recycle blank pages that come out of the printer | | | | space in the country’s landfills. Surely, these |
| accidentally | | | | benefits make taking a few of these efforts worth it. |
| • Combine small print tasks onto a single page | | | | |