Every day, we use or at least come into contact with paper. Without realizing it, our wasteful behavior is actually contributing to the rate of (deforestation). According to Putungsewu Wildlife Education Center, every 15 reams of A4-size paper will cut down 1 tree. Every 7000 copies of newspapers that we read every day will consume 10-17 forest trees. Imagine, in one day there are millions of sheets of paper used by Indonesians, and this means that millions of forest trees are cut down to meet that need.
So what can we do to help save Indonesia's forests, which cover 120 million ha? If we are just 'ordinary people' who don't have the political power and policies that can change things systemically, we can turn into extraordinary people by implementing forest-friendly behaviors. For example, by saving the use of paper, because about 70% of paper material is forest wood.
Check out these paper-saving tips below:
Use used paper
Avoid rushing to throw away used paper, look again whether the used paper has an empty side or not. Use the blank side of the paper to write your drafts or memo notes. You can also staple the used paper for a notebook.).
Maximize email
For correspondence that is not too important and does not need physical evidence in the form of printed letters, just use email. Using email will save paper and also costs, because you don't need to pay postal fees for sending letters. Invitations to discussions or seminars are also more effective and economical if you use email.
Save documents digitally
For monthly documents or reports, it is advisable to make them in digital form that can be stored or sent via email. Not all documents need to be printed, right? Just save the file on the computer and make sure you have a back upsomewhere else for example on a flash disc, disc or external hard disc just in case the file on the main computer errors.
Medion as an innovative and quality multinational company also supports the “Go Green”movement or cares about the environment, one of which is by minimizing the use of paper for the Info Medion newsletter. The bulletin, which was originally presented in a printed version, has now switched to an e-bulletin that can be downloaded on Medion's official website. For this reason, we invite all subscribers of the printed version of Info Medion to switch to the digital version by filling in their complete personal data on the www.medion.co.id menu column “subscribe to our news letter” and get the digital version of Info Medion for free every month. Let's protect the earth from damage, starting from changing our paper consumption habits.
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Putungsewu Wildlife Education Center
