Originally posted on April 21, 2009

I wasn't going to write an Earth Day post today, because I hate the environment. (That's not true, it's just what I tell Green Peace people who harass me as I walk down the street. The real reason was that I was going to do Administrative Assistants' Day instead.) However, I came across San Francisco based New Leaf Paper, which couldn't be a more fitting company to feature on Earth Day. According to their web site, they lead "the paper industry in the development and distribution of environmentally superior printing and office papers." It's kind of like Dunder Mifflin gone green and moved to California (there's an idea for the Michael Scott Paper Company!). If you're surprised that a paper company can offer both quality and affordability while being eco-friendly, then you should check out New Leaf's Eco Audit. I don't know what to make of all those numbers, but hopefully you will. At the very least it sounds phenomenal that they saved 118 Trees, 5,551 Pounds of solid waste, 50,178 Gallons of water, 84 Million Btu of energy, and more. Continue reading about New Leaf Paper...

Article by Willy Franzen of One Day, One Internship and One Day, One Job