As offices reopen, employers might implement more strategies to lessen printing and reduce the use of plastics.As employees head back to office life, there could be a return of more generated workspace waste. Companies can implement environmentally conscious directives to tackle excessive office waste.
Sales of printing and writing paper had already fallen before the pandemic, but 2020 accelerated the trend. As a result, production volumes of paper in North America fell by nearly 2.4 million tons between the first and last quarter in 2020, a. US office printer paper production fell even further, more than 31% in April, according to the Japan Paper Association.
This change had major environmental gains, as paper makes up a significant amount of commercial office waste. Despite the rise in printer sales during the first nine months of the pandemic, more companies have adopted digital document software and reduced their overall printing. According to the food waste software company Rubicon, the average American office worker goes through 500 disposable coffee cups each year. While some remote workers are starting to buy food and their caffeine at restaurants and local vendors again, many coffee drinkers have invested in brewing their own cups. There were