Sometimes it’s the small things that can add up.

When mid-March rolls around each year, I remember how much wasted paper I used to use filling out college basketball brackets for the NCAA tourney. Endless sheets of brackets have now turned to computerized brackets that don’t need to be printed out - and not only does it save paper, but it makes it things easier and more accessible. I don’t need to add things up by hand, there are fewer mistakes and more people can join and fill out brackets. Sure, you can look and say, “well, it’d be easier on the environment just not to do a bracket” - but you can find a middle ground, which is really what doing things electronically allows.

As we move toward all-electronic medical records and all-electronic bill paying, we’re reminded of how easy it is to do things electronically. Sure, the computer takes up power - and yes, we probably have more bills and medical records than we used to - but that’s part of population growth. And so, we take advantage of the technology advancements to use less paper. It’s simply madness to ignore it.