How to make a Change


Get Informed
  • Canada houses 10% of the worlds forest area (Statistics Canada, 2007)
  • Over 40% of the trees cut in BC are used to produce paper (Markets Initiative, 2001)
  • It takes 786 million trees to produce the world’s annual paper supply (Griggith University, 2007)
  • Primarily due to logging, one out of eight animal species in BC is at risk (BC Ministry of Environment(2000)
  • Paper can generate the same amount of recyled paper in weight whereas more than twice the amount of tree's are required to make new paper (Abromovitz & Mattoon (1999)
Un-freeze Old Habbits & Create New Ones

Utilizing the endless services that the internet can provide can reduce paper waste, dramatically.
  • Use electronic mail to send memos around the office
  • Use web pages to post reading material and resources
  • Use direct deposit
  • Use web confrances and cut down on carbon causing business travel
  • Subscribe to online newspapers and journals
Extra Tips


There are many decisions made, day to day, that can affect the amount of waste we each generate. Making smart decisions with your business can save money and help preserve Canada's forests!
  • Reduce the use of products and packagings that are discarded
  • Use cloth napkins instead of paper
  • Encourage the use of washable coffee mugs
  • Invest in a 2-sided photocopier
  • Re-use paper envelopes for internal letters
  • ALWAYS recycle and buy recycled paper
Get Support: BC's Local Resources
  • Encorp Pacific Canada
  • BC Hydro
  • The British Columbia Environmental Network
  • The Recycling Council of British Columbia
Resources
Abromovitz & Mattoon (1999). Paper Cuts: Recovering the Paper Landscape. Washington, DC:
Worldwatch Institute. Retrieved online November 10, 2007 from http://www.worldwatch.org/node/841

BC Hydro (2007) Power smart for home. Retrieved online November 11, 2007 from
http://www.bchydro.com/

BC Ministry of Environment (2000). State of the Environment Report. Retrieved online November
10, 2007 from http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/soe/index.html

Encorp Pacific Canada (2007) Return it. Its worth it. Retrieved online November 11, 2007
from http://www.encorp.ca/cfm/index.cfm?It=902

Griffith University (2007) Paper facts and figures. Retrieved online November 10, 2007 from
http://www.griffith.edu.au/ofm/sustainability/pdf/sus_paper_facts_figures.pdf

Markets Initiative (2001) Protecting ancient forests: Creating new markets. Ancient Friendly
Forest. Retrieved online November 10, 2007 from http://www.marketsinitiative.org/HP-kit.pdf

Statistics Canada (2007) Statistics and facts on forestry. Retrieved online November 10, 2007
from http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/statistics/forestry/default.html

The British Columbia Environmental Network (2007) ECOBC: Connecting people and
nature.Retrieved online November 11, 2007 from http://www.ecobc.org

The Recycling Council of British Columbia (2007). Retrieved online November 11, 2007
from http://www.rcbc.bc.ca/