Don’t just hug a tree . . . save a tree, by using Post-Consumer Recycled Paper.

In the past, recycled paper may have been of poorer quality than non-recycled. But now, many large office supply companies stock recycled papers that are just as bright and work just as well in printers and copiers as bleached paper. If you’re not convinced, Office Depot asks you to do a test. This sounds like a fun office activity—get your coworkers involved, blindfold them, spin them around, make them jump on one foot, then ask them to distinguish Post Consumer Recycled paper from regular paper . . . we bet they won’t be able to.

In addition to workplace activities, Office Depot offers a wide range of recycled papers classified into the following 3 categories:

“Just Green”: Paper contains 10% post-consumer recycled content.

“Light Green”: Paper contains 35% post-consumer recycled content, and is bleached using an “elemental chlorine free” process. EnviroCopy paper is Greenseal certified and exceeds most state and federal government standards in its environmental attributes.

“Dark Green”: Paper contains 100% post-consumer recycled PCR content, is a high-bright 104, and is bleached with a process chlorine free bleaching method.

I recommend aiming for the highest post-consumer content possible for your office’s budget.

Posted on September 9th, 2007 by Olivia Zaleski