Day 7 Challenge
Today’s challenge is to find ways to go paper free at home.
A total of 17 trees need to be cut down to make one tonne of new paper.
Not only that but paper production also uses energy to transport the felled trees, to shred and pulp them to release the fibres and to dry the wet sheets. Recycling paper is a great thing to do but there is a limit to how many times paper can be recycled before the quality reduces so why not see if you can reduce the amount of paper you use in the first place?
Many of life’s tasks can now be done online so see if you could make the following changes:
- sign up for paperless billing or paperless bank statements
- opt for a digital magazine or newspaper subscription or reading e-books rather purchasing physical versions
- view leaflets, brochures, instructions or manuals online instead of requesting paper copies
- stop junk mail coming through the door, sign up to via MPS online
Which of these do you already do? Which ones could you try next?