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Too many printables?

by Summer Minor

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Homeschoolers are netorious for printing things off. Worksheets, activity sheets, information, recipes, and more. If you can find it you can print it off. But what does all that printed off paper equal out to? Crunchy Chicken offers these tips for being low impact on your paper supplies.

Reduce your dependence on paper products -

      print out only what is necessary
      try out a a 100% recycled TP and tissue brand
      don’t use paper towels; when you can, use cloth napkins or towels instead (e.g. public restrooms)

What other ways can you find to reduce your paper use? Try buying some laminating sheets so that you can reuse pages that you have printed off.. This can be really helpful if you have younger children that you will be homeschooling also. Being able to reuse the sheets will save you from needing to print new ones off as your children grow.

What tips do you have to share with other homeschoolers on reducing paper waste? I’d love to hear your ideas. :)

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3 Responses to “Too many printables?”

  1. momteachingtwo Says:

    Something we do is print out one copy, stick them in sheet protectors in a binder, and use dry erase markers. The sheet protector are pretty cheep compared to laminating, and they are reusable.

    We also try to reuse the paper by printing on the other side, and then using them cut up for crafts before recycling whatever is left over.

  2. christy Says:

    Crikey! no printing?!
    We use both sides of every sheet of paper. And I get a lot of “waste” paper from people who work in offices.

  3. SupUrban Mom Says:

    For the paper you don’t need to keep, (misprints, used coloring sheets, etc), shred it! There are tons of things to do with shredded paper, like:

    Use it for packaging material
    Use it for paper mache or decoupage projects
    Donate it- some animal shelters use it in cages

    If none of that works, my kids like to have me dump it on the floor and then run through it and throw it in the air. (I used to call them “Enron parties”)

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