Green is The Word, Act IV

Good Friday fellow Timbers,

I'd like to thank Dan and Brad for their huge
contribution of re-usable paper. The customer service
printer is now stocked up COMPLETELY  on reclaimed
paper, so if anyone needs to use this printer, make
sure you're printing a document that doesn't need a
clean backside. Thanks to all who are helping make
this happen!

It's also occurred to me that paper normally headed
for the shredder could also be re-used, PROVIDED that
it DOES NOT leave the office. Virtually everything
getting printed in CS doesn't leave the office-
standard order checklists, pull orders, sample
requests, etc.-  so I don't see this as a problem.
However, it's up to each of you who use the CS printer
to make sure that nothing vital leaves the office.
It's OUR business!

So to summarize the re-usable paper situation- ANY
letter-size paper in decent condition with a clean
backside can be put into the mailbox above the
Laserjet printer, labeled for your convenience "PAPER
TO BE RE-USED", or on the top shelf of my paper-filing 
cabinet, which sits to the right of my laptop. This,
too, is labeled "PAPER TO BE RE-USED". If a sheet of
paper is filled on both sides, make SURE it doesn't
contain ANY pricing, vendor info, etc. If it does, it
goes to the shredder. If it doesn't, it can then be
recycled.

If there's anything I can do to make this easier on
any of you, such as a different place for you to store
your re-usable paper, please let me know. I'm here to
help. WE CAN DO THIS!!

The next focus-of-the-week in our green ESCALATION is
doing away with the "post-it" notes. They're expensive
and probably not a good candidate for being recycled.
The alternative is to take a sheet of paper from one
of the "PAPER TO BE RE-USED" spots, cutting the paper
into sizes that are appropriate for you, and holding
them together with a paperclip or even binder clip.
The clips can also be used when leaving your note for
someone. I know that not everyone uses post-it notes,
but for those that do, go ahead and use what you have
and then GO GREEN!

Until the next Good Friday,

Curtis
High Priest of Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling