How to Get Greener, Part 1

Step One’s Almost Always Recycled Paper
One issue that’s attracted consumers’ attention is the recycled content of paper. Adding some postconsumer recycled paper content to your paper specification can be affordable. For example, the upcharge for adding 10 percent postconsumer content to your paper is typically $1/cwt. For a paper costing $50/cwt, that equates to about a 2 percent cost increase. But if you add more recycled content or go to the chain of custody certification offered by third-party environmental groups, it can get quite costly.