Trying to reduce your paper consumption?  Here's an easy way to make a difference; and if you do your banking online you're on the right track but keep going with it!

Most of Canada's major financial institutions will stop sending you monthly account statements, summaries and other notices through the mail.  All it takes is a call placed to your banking institution to tell them you want to go paperless. 

Many utility companies, phone, cable and internet providers, credit card companies and other bill-senders will happily stop sending you paper mail; less expense for them.  All it takes is a call to find out if paperless service is offered and if it isn't, why not suggest that they start.

Think of everything that goes into making paper... even recycled paper is an industry that requires large amounts of water and energy to produce a product.  Why not eliminate the need for all this paper in the first place.  Most of us don't even look at our bank statements or bills anyway.