The diagram above shows how paper flows through an office, from receiving the paper, the printing process itself and then disposal. At each of these stages there are costs, all of which are impacted by reducing the amount of paper used. While electronic document distribution decreases distribution costs, it can increase printing costs because of higher costs associated with low volume printers and the additional time required for users to print and retrieve the document.
Paper is far too useful and satisfying to want to get rid of it.
Paper efficiency acknowledges the usefulness of paper while trying to reduce the amount used. Potential Solutions There are many ways to reduce paper consumption in an organization. Two of the most common are duplex printing, and multi-up printing. These methods can be effective but are not optimal. The user must specifically ask for duplexing service via the printer driver which an often cumbersome task.