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“A penny saved is a penny earned.” – Benjamin Franklin (One of the founding fathers of the United States)
One of the main concerns of most companies and organizations is being profitable and ensuring that company funds are used correctly. The correct way to accomplish this is not by reducing acquisitions, but by reducing waste and misuse of office supplies and stationery, which can actually put a huge hole in company funds and increase overall costs in the long run. .
The two main areas of office supplies that are generally most likely to go to waste are Stationery and Paper Products. However, the good news is that all it takes is a little caution and care to curb this waste. That’s why; Starting today, let’s make conservation a habit not only for environmental reasons, but also in the office.
Control office supplies to reduce waste!
With no one to manage and watch your stationery, your consumption can often spiral out of control. Appointing a person responsible for the management of stationery and stationery is a good idea to ensure that they are not misused.
a) In this way, it will also help you understand which office supplies are in the highest demand and which are at the bottom as redundant resources, to help you order properly next time.
b) Rather than simply handing out stationery each time an employee requests it, keep a record in an stationery register. With this step, once the numbers are in front of them, employees will automatically realize that they are borrowing office supplies like pens or notebooks too often and will try to use them wisely.
c) As a more hectic measure, you can also allocate specific office supplies and their respective quantities for each employee per month based on their role. So if everyone knows that they can only get three pens or a highlighter in a month, they will be careful not to lose it.
Reuse and recycle paper and paper products!
Another very misused and wasted stationery is paper. According to the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, the average office worker uses 10,000 sheets of copy paper each year. Surely most of us can get by on a little less! While paper is recyclable, don’t you think it’s a better idea to reduce your waste at the primary level? Since even for recycling, paper must be collected, transported and processed, which, in turn, is an additional expense.
a) The first thing to do here is educate and educate employees. You can start a ‘Save Paper – Save Trees’ campaign at your workplace, rewarding employees who strictly follow this practice.
b) Use no-longer-needed single-sided paper to take notes and drafts instead of using new paper, post-its, and notepads every time.
c) You can also use shredded paper as packing material to protect fragile items during shipping.
d) Save printer paper by encouraging employees to print on both sides as possible.
e) Likewise, you can reuse envelopes, packaging material and cardboard boxes that your company has received.
Even small steps taken at the right time can lead to big changes. We hope that following these simple but effective tips will help reduce the long-term waste of stationery in your workplace.
