Waste Prevention Information Exchange

Paper

Also see Air Dryers in this directory.

CalRecycle Programs and Services

• Office Paper Reduction
• Paper Information Resources
  • Paper Recovery
  • Paper Waste Prevention
  • Recovered Paper Markets
  • Recycled Paper
  • Tree-Free Paper
• Waste Prevention World
  • Recycling Containers for Home and Office: Manufacturers of indoor and outdoor recycling bins, compost and vermicompost bins, and a variety of related products.
• Waste Reduction and Recycling Posters—Coordinate and promote your office paper reduction campaign.

CalRecycle Publications

Not surprisingly, CalRecycle has hundreds of printed and Web publications on paper. Rather than list them here, WPIE suggests try using either our publication search page or our Web site search page.

Other Resources

Documents

• Green Office Guide, A Guide to Greening Your Bottom Line Through a Resource-Efficient Office Environment,—By the City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development. Portable Document Format (PDF), 506 KB.
• Lifecycle Environmental Comparison: Virgin Paper and Recycled Paper-Based Systems—From Environmental Defense. Originally published December 19, 1995. Data in Sections II and IV and Appendices C and D updated in February 2002. Portable Document Format (PDF), 1.62 MB.
• Paper vs. Plastic Bags—This study by Franklin and Associates helps answer the question. Provided by the Institute for Lifecycle Energy Analysis.
• Reach for the Unbleached—This fact sheet by Health Care Without Harm was developed for hospitals, but it has useful information that is generally applicable.

Web Sites

• Chlorine-Free Products Association Endorsements—Includes some chlorine-free paper products.
• Cutting Paper—Practical ideas for reducing the amount of office paper you use.
• Ecological Guide to Paper—A page by the San Francisco Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts that defines that terms "process chlorine-free," "totally chlorine-free," and "elemental chlorine-free."
• Greening Your Purchase of Copiers—From U.S. EPA.
• Vision Paper—Paper made without trees.