Action #046

Use both sides of every piece of paper

 
This action has been done 19,862 times which means there are about 19,862 times 0.025 trees saved.
 
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Over 350 million trees are cut down every year for the paper that's used in UK offices alone. So much for the so-called paperless office which everyone was writing all-staff memos about a few years back. And then there's the paper we use in schools, and homes, and in all those funky notepads we only use the first page of. Let's create a culture in which we make it socially unacceptable to use only one side of the paper.

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  •  Les Mazures Les Mazures did this action

    Printing and recycling

    We print (when needed) both sides. One side printed papers are stored to right reminders and drafts. 04 February 2010, 14:19
  •  Mazen Ayoub Mazen Ayoub and friends did this action and got 102 people to do it too

    did this

    i never like to waste paper witch means wasting trees 23 January 2010, 20:10
  •  Lewis Shipp Lewis Shipp did this action

    Esy peasy

    Its rather simpe all you need to do is flip the page over once using one side of the paper. 19 January 2010, 14:20
  •  sonni20678 sonni20678 did this action

    Collect it in a box

    In our office we have a box where we collect all old print-outs which everyone can use (and uses) as scribbling paper!
    So easy and so efficient!
    30 November 2009, 12:30
  • Hemini Shah did this action

    recycling and using both sides of the paper

    recently when writing notes ive actually took advantage of the other side of the paper and using it valuably!..its great and i actually feellike im not wasting anymore! :) 19 November 2009, 18:40
  •  erin erin did this action

    Eco rules!

    I do this all the time at school but it was a challenge to complete it at home! Eco warriors unite
    12 November 2009, 21:20
  •  jasmeen bajwa jasmeen bajwa did this action

    Use both sides of a piece of paper

    I always use both sides of a paper at school in my books. So i've done it like a million times. 10 November 2009, 19:08
  •  jasmeen bajwa jasmeen bajwa did this action

    Use both sides of a piece of paper

    I always write on the back and front of piece of paper when i am at school. In my books. 10 November 2009, 18:56
  •  Bethany Bethany did this action

    papper and drawings

    i always draw in my book i have at home and i used both sides 02 November 2009, 17:43
  •  Miss Wasley Miss Wasley did this action

    Recycling crazy

    I use both sides of a piece of paper, then if needed use it as a book mark. I use envelops to write on before putting them in recycling. I really try to use up everything before recycling - Didn't realise I was this obsessed with it until coming onto this site and writing down everything I do!!! 28 October 2009, 14:11
  •  nick nick did this action

    2 Sides :D

    i use 2 sides of paper when doing essays :D 20 October 2009, 18:05
  •  Fandango Fandango did this action

    Using both sides of the paper


    I use both sides of the paper when I am doddeling or drawing or writing. I think this saves the trees from being cut down and its better for the enviroment
    20 February 2009, 12:40
  •  Richard McKeever Richard McKeever did this action

    Make a Marginal Difference


    Here's a neat idea: Change the default margin settings for your office printer - use less paper (but use both sides)and save trees.

    Straightforward and efective - more info and how-to guides at http://www.changethemargins.com/
    05 February 2008, 12:56
  •  jessica jessica did this action

    2 pages in 1 sheet!


    ever since i was little my parents taught me to use both sides of the paper before recycleing it.
    well weather if it's still usable or not i still keep it in my pile of "scrap paper"

    the ones that i can no longer write on, i use them as origami paper!
    17 January 2008, 23:31
  •  jessica jessica did this action

    2 pages in 1 sheet!


    ever since i was little my parents taught me to use both sides of the paper before recycleing it.
    well weather if it's still usable or not i still keep it in my pile of "scrap paper"

    the ones that i can no longer write on, i use them as origami paper!
    17 January 2008, 23:29
  •  Sharan Sharan did this action

    Xmas shopping lists


    Being the office newbie, I well and truly failed in using the manual feed function on the printer on Friday... and ended up with 7 one sided letters that were useless! Feeling very guilty, I took them home, ripped them into neater A5 sheets and spent the weekend writing (14) lists on the reverse. As a result, I've given my boyfriend a big list of chores to do (!), I'm now surprisingly organised for this time of year, and have started an interesting list of things to do before I'm 30! :-)
    26 November 2007, 17:30

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