Going completely paperless or reducing the use of papers
is an effort geared towards reducing the adverse environmental, health and
economic implications due to the use of papers for office documentations.
A paper based society aside many other disasters,
contributes to worsening climate change since paper production involves the
depletion of forests which is the raw material for paper.
But how many are willing to go paperless or at least
capable to reduce their use of papers?
An opinion poll on the subject indicates that paper will
still be part of most people at least in the near future.
Read their views;
Debbie Betts
Trying, trying. But there always
seems to be something that should be kept in paper. Just can't seem to get rid
of it all. Not even kids art and such. I take pics of most of it, but there are
always some things I keep. I'd be curious to know what all the yeses do with
taxes, school papers, etc. But all my bills and bank accounts are paperless.
PRO
We've certainly become paperless
when it comes to photos, with the exception of a few in frames about the house.
Paperless bills are excellent as well, but I don't know if I could go completely
paperless.
momof5x
I can't say completely paperless as
I love books, we have daily newspapers, and we still get bills in the mail.
maupas
I still get paper bills because I
need hard copies for business taxes, but they are paid online. However, I have
every bill and receipt filed by date from 1993 in my attic! We still get
numerous magazine subscriptions and we still purchase hardback books. I don't
think I could ever do away with them! What else would I put in the library?
rredpenn
One of the side-effects of online
shopping, I've discovered, is that I get a TON more junk catalogs in the
mailbox. So, we have a recycle bin inside the garage, and in there it all goes
before it gets inside.
Paperless with photos for the most
part, get the e-version of the paper now, and I pay bills direct from the bank
acct, but I still receive/store the paper statements in a stack, just in
case. My internet is just not THAT reliable.
sandimacd52
I wish they made it easier to go
paperless. The whole process of going online, signing in, finding the link,
downloading, renaming, moving to the correct directory and linking for taxes is
convoluted and time comsuming. It is not like the document arrives in an email
as a straightforward attachment!
I find it so much easier to open the
envelope, scan the paper and shred it. I am looking forward to the day when an
email contains the document I need instead of a link requiring so much effort.
Najeebah
I like paper. I'm not saying throw
the environment down the drain but I don't intend 'going paperless'. Plant and
recycle. Electronic devices are useful but they don't have the 'feel' of pen
and paper. We're using up a lot more fuel for cars and planes than a few sheets
of bark. Sure don't go overboard and waste but I don't agree with the other
extreme of 'don't use' either
magada
My problem is more with the
technologies which enable this saving of paper, although any drop in the ocean
is better than nothing i guess.
Read also:
- According to a report by UNEP
titled, "Recycling - from E-Waste to Resources," the amount of
e-waste being produced - including mobile phones and computers - could rise by
as much as 500 percent over the next decade in some countries, such as India.
The United States is the world leader in producing electronic waste, tossing
away about 3 million tons each year.
China already produces about 2.3 million
tons (2010 estimate) domestically, second only to the United States. -
Was also going to go on a bit about
E production and the horrendous exploitation of both material (non renewable)
and human resources involved but just thinking about it all got too depressing.
And anyhow we just can't exist
without the next generation Smartphone, Pad or whatever can we ? … or can we
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