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A network of more than 50 European environmental non-governmental organisations have launched a brand new website, “Shrink”, a joint project addressing the madness of over-consumption of paper. Individuals as well as corporate and institutional paper users are invited to pledge to cut their paper consumption, on the new website www.shrinkpaper.org . “Almost everyone in industrialised countries uses paper every day, but we have become careless. For example, 65% of print-outs and photocopies, many of which could be read on screen, land in the bin before the end of the day, and junk mail and catalogues are clogging our mailboxes,” said Mandy Haggith of the European Environmental Paper Network (EEPN). “Paper production and use is directly linked to grave negative impacts on forests, biodiversity, on water resources, on the global climate and on human rights, through irresponsible producers. All of us can help to change this, starting today by making a pledge on shrinkpaper.org.” The website enables people to make a personal pledge to use less paper and commit to simple actions, such as signing off junk mail and printing double-sided if printing cannot be substituted by electronic channels. It provides useful tips for running a comprehensive paper use reduction programme in an office, and how to save costs by doing so. The website will provide a running tally of the amount of trees, water, pollution and climate change emissions saved through the pledges made.
To make your pledge, please click here
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