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With Earth Day around the corner on April 22, now is the perfect time to think about changes you can make around your business to reduce your environmental impact. While there are many earth-friendly practices you could implement, there’s one change you can make that will have a positive impact on the environment and on your bottom line: going paperless.

Modern, forward-thinking organizations spend more time and energy every year looking for ways to lessen the environmental impact of their business processes. While this is unquestionably a great development, it can be a difficult transition for companies unfamiliar with the move, as they have to balance the benefits of a new, socially-conscious business approach with its costs.

According to the EPA, the average U.S. office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of copy and printer paper a year. That’s not only a lot of trees; it’s also impacting your bottom line.

Now that a new year is upon us, it’s time to reevaluate your company’s policies on paper usage. While document management can help store, organize and access archive and active files, there is more you can do to reduce your paper consumption.

The holiday season is in full swing with decorations hung and presents wrapped waiting to be opened. Aside from all of the holiday cheer, there is a huge uptick in waste created at this time of year.

The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes an increase in how much waste is generated. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, household waste increases by more than 25%.

Is a paperless office really achievable? That is the question AIIM, the global community of informational professionals, is trying to answer. In an Industry Watch Paper, “The Paper Free Office – dream or reality?,” AIIM analyzes the success organizations have had in limiting the amount of paper in the office.