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Iowa City Goes Paperless
John Platt, April 11, 2012
The city council of Iowa City is finally fulfilling its goal of going paperless.
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New Adobe Software Promises to Cut Printing by 40%
John Platt, March 12, 2012
Does your office use too much paper? Adobe might have a solution for you.
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Which Magazines Use the Greenest Paper?
John Platt, February 08, 2012
A new buying guide helps you know which magazines are printed on recycled paper.
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Is Your Toilet Paper Killing Tigers?
John Platt, January 19, 2012
Americans each use about 50 pounds of tissue products every year. All of that paper has to come from somewhere.
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7 Things to do with Shredded Paper
John Platt, November 07, 2011
As the bucket beneath my shredder quickly filled, I began to wonder: what am I going to do with all of these shreddings? I don't have to put them in the landfill, do I?
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Five Ways to Cut Your Junk Mail
John Platt, April 15, 2011
According to the US Postal Service itself, the average family gets 848 pieces of junk mail per year. You can cut that dramatically in just a few steps.
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What's Your Paper Footprint?
John Platt, April 08, 2011
Converting just two bills to paperless billing would save .7 pounds of paper every year, 7 gallons of waste water, and 13 pounds of greenhouse gases.
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Save Paper: Create A Document That Can't Be Printed
John Platt, March 28, 2011
Every day, forests around the world are cut down to feed our insatiable desire for office paper. Now you can help save a few trees by creating documents that can't be printed.
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Stop the Yellow Pages from Coming to Your Door
John Platt, March 23, 2011
At last, you can now opt out of receiving all of those pesky phone books that come to your door.
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How Green Is Your Paper?
John Platt, March 11, 2011
Not all paper is created equal, and some brands are greener than others.
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