Products to Help Reduce Paper Use

These products are not endorsed or certified by us to be "Green", however, if used efficiently, they will help you use less paper. Also included here are examples of recycled content paper.

 

Donated Products Found on TechSoup Stock:

• Adobe - Create marketing collateral, web pages and PDFs (see books below)
• Business Objects - A case study - online report sharing
• ReadyTalk - Audio and web conferencing software. Share slides electronically.
• Coming soon to TechSoup Stock: MyFax - Replacing your fax machine with an internet fax service is an easy way to use less paper and saves trees, reduce energy in the office, and save oil required to produce toner cartridges. If 1% of all paper faxes sent in America each year were sent electronically, 73.5 million trees would be saved." Read our Paper Shocking Statistics on fax use and other uses of paper.

Products available for purchase elsewhere:

Found on Amazon

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Recycled Paper

Read our blog post about buying recycled paper. Search Amazon for "recycled paper" and you will find many more products.

• Copy paper (1 ream):Earthsaver« Copy Paper, 30%Recycled, 92 Bright, 20#, Letter, White, 500/Ream CEB8511RCY
• Multi-purpose paper (10 reams): HEW112100 HP Office Recycled Paper, White, 8-1/2 x 11, Ten 500-Sheet Reams/Carton
• High-end multi-purpose paper (1 ream): Hammermill Recycled 20 lb 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Multipurpose Bond Paper 500 Sheets (11831-5)
• Color paper (1 ream - Green): HAM103770 - Recycled Fore MP Color Paper
• Post-It Notes (12 pack - 3x3): Recycled Post it® Note Pads, 3 x 3, Yellow, 100 Sheets/Pad, 12/Pack (MMM654RPYW) Category: Self Stick Note Pads

Books

• InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
• Real World Adobe InDesign CS3 (Real World)
• Adobe InDesign CS3 Classroom in a Book
• Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite 3 All in One (Sams Teach Yourself)

 

No Commission Products (Not Amazon):

• Read our blog post comparing print-managment utilities:
  • GreenPrint has a nonprofit discount.
  • FinePrint has a nonprofit discount
  • Aardvark is free
  • AdBlock Plus is free

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