Tips for Greener Legal Document Storage

One day before New Years and we're back in the saddle. I'll be posting on the document storage blog for two days this week (today and tomorrow), then back to an everyday schedule beginning next Monday. There hasn't been a ton of relevant articles in the news of late (presumably due to the holidays), but I did come across one piece on making document storage and records management at legal firms more environmentally friendly. The article provides a number of helpful, and practical ways to ensure you're doing the most you can for the environment. It ends with a handful of simple tips that will go a long way towards greening your offices. I've copied a few of them below, but follow the link for the complete list.

1. Whenever possible, print research and draft documents double-sided on recycled paper. Printing double-sided will also reduce space needed to file documents.


2. Switch from legal-sized to letter-sized for paper and file folders. Twenty-five percent more files will fit into a 1.2 cubic foot document storage box if the files are letter-sized.

3. Print draft documents in "draft" mode. This will significantly reduce the amount of toner used.