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Trees : reduce total paper and paper products consumption by 10% per year.
Reach a usage level of 90% recycled paper where paper is necessary by end 1995 and maintain that level. |
Starting from a low percentage (about 50% in 1994) of recycled paper used, in 1997 ST's consumption of recycled paper was 92% and in mid 1999 the figure improved to more than 98%.
STMicroelectronics has thousands of different products in its portfolio, each with complex specifications. These need to be documented in detailed technical manuals, datasheets and user notes. Consequently, significant amounts of paper go into publications. Printouts, photocopies, office forms, clean room paper (lint free) and a significant amount of cardboard for product packing and shipping also account for large volumes of paper.
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Trees: reduce office and manufacturing paper consumption (kg per employee) by least 10% per year. |
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By publishing technical documents on CD-ROMs the number of publications printed decreased from 240 to 60 tons in just two years, reaching 55 tons in 1999. The Company is confident that a further decrease is possible. During 1998 the Company distributed 111,000 |
Throughout the world, however, ST has cut the use of paper by some 40% in the 1994-1999 timeframe.
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