Discuss your paper choice with your printer. If you do not specify, most commercial printers will use non-vegetable based inks. The quality of vegetable based inks has increased in the past few years and will yield comparable results to regular process or spot color inks. The price of vegetable based inks is also very close to that of non-vegetable based inks. Also, do not seal non-personal white envelopes used for campus mail so that they may be reused.
Manila folders are reusable and recyclable.
Keep Backup Files On Disk Keep backup copies of files, memos, letters, etc. on disk rather than making hard copies. Floppy and hard disks are quite reliable, and one floppy disk can store the equivalent of a file drawer full of information. While you may want to keep some files as hard copies, you can greatly reduce paper use and storage space by using floppy disks. Use The Recycled Logo Put the recycled logo on printed pieces every time you use recycled paper. Because we often do not think about the paper used for printing, people will not be aware that your document is on recycled paper unless you tell them.