A Massive Paper Cut

Did you know the average worker uses 10,000 sheets of paper per year? Think of the trees we’re killing just so people can print e-mails (yes, people still do that) and massive PowerPoint presentations (sadly, everyone does not follow the 10/20/30 rule yet.)

We need a paper cut. (No, not the painful kind. The environmental kind.)

Here at Costa DeVault, we were amazed by that staggering number. So, we’re launching our own test to see if each person really uses approximately 190 pieces of paper a week. Starting today, our PR department is tracking every sheet of paper we use. Printer paper. Notepads. Envelopes. Notecards. Post-its. (That’s the one that will send us over the top. For these purposes, six post-its equal one full size page.) We’ll give consumption updates here and on Twitter.

How much paper do you use each week? Feel free to join us in this paper challenge. Leave your updates in the comments or tweet us your paper usage.