We use them every day in our offices- paper notes, printed images or email, books- all coming from our much needed trees. Since the introduction of computer technology, paper products have been lessened, but there are still hundreds of paper products being used (and wasted) on a daily basis.

To keep the carbon dioxide and trees in the earth, we need to limit our use of paper in our everyday work practices. Home use of paper is nothing, compared to office paper use.

Try to stop getting junk mail or pieces of paper you will only throw out anyway. If you like a product, or need information for your business-, sign up online to receive emails rather than paper letters. You can also opt out of receiving junk mail and leaflets in your home or business, which will reduce at least 1/3 of paper use.

Find out which of your bank accounts or notices you can get online statements for. Only print out the statements or documents you need. Just log on to your website and check your documents rather than have them send it to you.

If you need to buy notebooks, greeting cards or other products for the office make sure they are from recycled paper. Most of the time the paper ends up in the recycle bin, so you should ensure it is not a complete waste.

Buy a paper shredder for all the wasted paper documents thrown out. This way you can make use of the paper used and recycle it into more paper.

Encourage everyone in your office to try and cut back the paper use. Implement ideas that could save paper like writing phone messages on the computer and sending via email. Or if you have to write a note, write on the back of the page.

For teaching professionals, when doing reports or grades, make sure the information is printed through both sides of the paper. It will still look professional on the students sheet and will save you using paper and making another copy for yourself.

One last note, ensure you double-check what you need to print. Printing a document incorrectly means you need to do it again, which does not save trees and keep the carbon dioxide flowing.