Question
How much paper waste does the average office produce each year?
Answer
Office paper use adds up faster than most teams expect. Common industry estimates put the average office worker at roughly 10,000 sheets of paper per year, and a large share of those printed pages are thrown out the same day they come off the printer.
- Around 10,000 sheets used per worker each year
- Close to half of printed pages discarded the same day
- Roughly 1.5 pounds of waste paper per employee per day
- Waste shows up as supply cost, printing cost, and disposal cost combined
| Measure | Typical figure |
|---|---|
| Sheets per worker per year | ~10,000 |
| Same-day discard rate | ~50% |
| Waste per employee per day | ~1.5 lbs |
Printing intentionally, in right-sized runs, is the simplest way to keep those numbers down.
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