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A Nation of Wasters - Billions of Pounds Being Thrown in The Paper Bin

Today the true extent of how far away we are from becoming a ‘paperless society,’ has been revealed – and the truth is we’re not even close.
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Advances in technology left many experts promising us a paperless society, with mountains of wasted paper a thing of the past; research published this morning though has revealed we’re a long way from that as we uncover how the average worker is still printing six thousand sheets a year – with nearly two thirds going to waste.

Despite the fact 7 in 10 workers consider themselves environmentally conscientious, half say their printing levels have stayed the same or even increased in the last 12 months, costing small businesses in both wastage and recycling.

Ahead of Small Business Advice Week, we’re looking at what employers can do to reduce the paper mountain, saving money and giving themselves a better chance of surviving the worst double dip recession in fifty years. Were the promises of a paperless society ever worth the paper they were printed on?

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Advances in technology led to promises that we would soon live in a paperless society, with stacks of paperwork and mountains of wasted print-outs a thing of the past.

However far from this, new research has today revealed that the average worker is still printing six thousand sheets a year, two thirds of which goes to waste, and half say they’ve either not reduced how much they print or they’re printing more!

This Small Business Advice Week we’re looking at what employers can do to reduce the paper mountain, saving money and giving them the advantage as the country faces the worst double dip recession for fifty years.

So were the promises of a paperless society worth the sheets they were printed on?

Joining us to discuss this is paper saving expert Tracy Rawling-Church from Kyocera.