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via MobilityNewswire) May 6, 2004 -- Paper waste is epidemic in most organizations but when you are the government agency charged with protecting the environment, such waste is completely contrary to your mission. The mission of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.
All regions of the EPA’s nationwide infrastructure have been challenged to find ways to reduce paper waste through its Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC). EPA’s Region 9 decided to seek out a technical solution to the problem and take action to stem the waste of paper that was occurring at printer stations throughout their offices.
In their search for a solution, EPA Region 9 discovered FinePrint, a printing management utility by FinePrint Software. Employees are now able to reduce the amount of paper that is produced by printing their documents with two, four or even eight pages on a single sheet of paper.
Region 9 began a Fine Print Pilot Project as part of its regional efforts to reduce paper-use. Fifteen employees volunteered to pilot Fine Print and their initial feedback demonstrates that Fine Print has, on average, reduced paper use by 52%, with some volunteers seeing savings as high as 66% (FinePrint automatically calculates the percentage of paper waste reduction). This demonstration is supported by Regional EMS and is included in the Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC), a national initiative promoted by HQ EPA.
This article courtesy of http://www.waste-technologies.co.uk.
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