“Paper” Tag

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Postal Optimization Guide: How to Reduce Postage Costs

FSSI logo FSSI on January 10, 2024

How to Optimize Your Mailing Practices and Lower Your Postal Rates Your ultimate goal as a mailing service provider is to get the lowest possible postage rates for your customers. There are many readily available ways to save on your postage and mailing costs without sacrificing the design of your mailpiece...

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Why Are Paper Prices Going Up? Here’s Why Paper Costs So Much

FSSI logo FSSI Marketing on November 21, 2023

The Effect of Higher Paper Prices on the Print Industry In the last few years, there has been a combination of factors leading to paper price increases. With a combination of price hikes, increased demand, availability issues, and other related factors, the following dynamics are responsible for the recent...

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Myth Vs. Fact – Why Choose Paper Packaging: A Sustainable Solution

FSSI logo FSSI on August 1, 2018

Should We Stop Using Paper and Paper Packaging? Paper-based packaging is not only made of recycled material but it can also be recycled and has an excellent environmental record. The primary function of packaging in all its forms; plastics, tins, glass, and paperboard are to protect goods while in transit,...

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Myth Vs. Fact: Debunking the Paperless Society

FSSI logo FSSI on June 21, 2018

Choosing Between Paper and Digital: Understanding Consumer Preferences Contrary to popular belief, the complete transition to a full paperless society is not always welcomed by consumers. A large percentage of people wish to retain the flexibility of paper-based, postal, and electronic communications. As...

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Is Paper Really a Renewable Resource? Examining the Facts

FSSI logo FSSI on May 3, 2018

Paper Recycling: Separating Fact from Fiction There are a lot of misconceptions about paper and paper products. Our landfills are filling up fast, and it’s mostly with paper, right? Wrong. Most paper isn’t recycled, right? Wrong. Paper recycling isn’t all that efficient, right? Wrong. Making sure...

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The Benefits of Choosing Environmentally Friendly Products Like Paper

FSSI logo FSSI on March 19, 2018

Will Replacing Print and Mail with Electronic Media Save the Environment? What could be more environmentally friendly than just sending electrons over wires where they magically form into documents on your desktop, laptop, or cell phone? The answer is in what it takes to get those little electrons to line up...

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Can Recycled Paper be Used Indefinitely? – Myth Vs. Fact

FSSI logo FSSI on January 31, 2018

Surprising Facts About Paper Recycling People often assume that we can recycle paper over and over indefinitely. The truth is not so simple. Think of it this way, there is a limit to how many times shirts can be laundered. At some point, they lose so much of their fiber that they start to come apart. Paper...

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What is Paper’s True Carbon Footprint? – Myth vs. Fact

FSSI logo FSSI on December 20, 2017

What is the carbon footprint of paper use? Do you feel guilty when you ask your bank for paper statements and not just eDelivery? Electronic banking helps banks save money on printing, mailing, and postage. However, don’t confuse their paperless marketing with environmental awareness. The fact is, most...

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