The European Parliament's enormous waste of paper: but something is changing.

WASTE OF PAPER IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT –

Circa 52 kilograms of paper corresponding to 800 A4 sheets in one monthThis is the enormous amount of paper that the six thousand employees of the European Parliament in the three offices of Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg used each in 2013. Of course, There has been an improvement compared to 2006 when the data spoke of 73 kilograms of A4 sheets per person but there is still a lot to do on the road to avoiding waste., especially in the digital age.

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REDUCING PAPER WASTE –

"Zero Paper": this is the main goal to be achieved soon, and for which some significant measures have already been implemented. Typically, meeting dossiers are printed in 23 different languages ​​and in at least two copies for each of the 751 MEPs.The Environment Committee, however, has ordered that no further documents will be printed and that all materials will be available online. The same applies to the Labour Committee..

ADVANTAGES REDUCED PAPER CONSUMPTION –

The benefits of this choice are notable: Reducing paper consumption allows you to limit CO2 emissions, respect the environment and save on costs.

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