Electronic alternatives such as computers seemed to offer the promise of getting a machine to do this busywork. By banishing the paper, we could avoid the hassle. There is no question that electronic data management can be used to reduce administrative burdens. However, paper doesn't cause paperwork, organizations do, and they are still quite with us. It was never fair to blame the paper, so while we reduce paper use, we should not go overboard and try to avoid paper in those cases where it is the best tool for the job.
Paper is far too useful and satisfying to want to get rid of it.
Even if we tried, we wouldn t be successful. The paper efficiency approach acknowledges the usefulness of paper, but recognizes that we can still use considerably less than we do now . Increasing paper efficiency is usually quite separate from office paper recycling programs. The actions you take to do one don't help out the other. Recycling goals and programs need to be adapted as we reduce paper use, but recyclers understand that it is better to make less waste even when it reduces recycling.