Mar
25
Reuseit
When it comes to paper, we use a lot of it. The average American uses 700 lbs of it yearly. And it turns out that less than half of it ends up getting recycled.
So whenever I have waste paper, instead of automatically looking for a recycling bin, I check to see if the reverse side is blank. Then I just cut it down the middle and clamp it with a jumbo binder clip and violà—an 8.5 x 5.5 in. scratch pad!
I’ve been making and using these pads for years and wanted to get other people into the habit of reusing their waste paper too. By decoupaging binder clips with images from old magazines, I created smartly patterned desk accessories that people will look forward to using.
Recycling is great, but reusing it first is even better.
- Rose Greenstein
