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What if companies could cut costs and help the environment with the simple click of a mouse? One-sided has been the default printer setting since I can remember. One-sided printing is the norm in our society and most people hit print and never give it a second thought. However, I am asking you to give it a second thought. Just imagine how much paper we could save by simply printing on both sides of each piece of paper.
I know some printers don’t have the capability to print on both sides or it requires someone to take the paper out, turn it over, and put it back in the printer in order to print on both sides. I agree that having to take the paper out and turn it over yourself is too much of a hassle and takes way too much time, especially if its a larger document.
However, many offices have newer printers that have the technology to print on both sides of the paper without a person having to manually take the paper out and turn it over.
This is where I think companies should take advantage of double-sided printing. Since paper seems to be a major cost, why not cut that cost nearly in half by printing on both sides of the paper? It seems like a relatively easy-to-implement plan that won’t disrupt company operations. Companies would only have to set all printer default settings to double-sided and they would be done! Companies should still allow the option for one-sided printing; however, the majority of documents should be printed on both sides.
As you can see, this is how companies can cut costs and help the environment all with the simple click of a mouse. So if you have a business or work for a company that has the technology for double-sided printing, suggest this in the next meeting and see what happens. What are your thoughts?
