Cutting down on Printed Reports

Chris Lynn — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:02:07 +0000

Here at the Missoula Federal Credit Union we have been cutting down on printed reports. We had our staff take a look at each report that is printed on a monthly basis and decide if it was really needed, at least in paper format. If it was deemed not necessary, it was sent back to the IT Department and they would eliminate this from the monthly report printing process and instead put in our electronic database where it can be viewed in digital form if needed.

Since we started this several months ago, we have eliminated many reports that did not need to be printed. Those reports total approximately
41,758 PAGES of greenbar paper per year. We will be saving at least that for the upcoming year, not to mention every year afterwards!
In addition to the paper savings, for every ton of paper not used, it saves:

3.5 cubic yards of landfill space
17 thirty foot (pulp) trees
7,000 gallons of water
380 gallons of oil
4100 kwh of energy
$670/year in paper costs

…Not to mention the storage space requited for the greenbar reports that were printed and filed!

Spreading the Green

marketingmfcu — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:41:46 +0000

We’re helping to spread the “green” at the River City Roots Festival this coming weekend. As the credit union has started its quest to be a greener organization, we’ve realized that others want to do the same thing and we wanted to help–We’re helping this fabulous event provide reusable beverage mugs (significantly reducing the amount of plastic headed to the landfill) and to purchase green tags for renewable energy. While the festival isn’t totally carbon neutral, it is headed in the right direction–every step helps!

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Cutting down on Printed Reports

Spreading the Green