Help the Environment with Paperless Billing
By admin on Aug 5, 2007 in Household Waste, Environment
If you are one of the millions of households that now have access to the internet, there is a great and easy way to help the environment - paperless billing. There are many businesses that are now offering this service, including many household names such as British Gas, HSBC and Vodafone. With paperless billing your bills and statements will be sent electronically via the internet, rather than being printed out and sent by post.
By signing up to paperless billing you can help the environment by saving paper, and also saving the energy used to produce, transport and dispose of the paper. In the process this will also help to reduce your carbon footprint.
To encourage more people to sign up to paperless billing, many companies that offer this service will provide a discount for switching to paperless billing. They may also offer added environmental benefits. For example, for a limited period HSBC is donating £5 for each Green account opened, which will be shared equally between WWF, Earthwatch and The Climate Group. British Gas has also promised to plant a tree in one of three woodland areas for every 100 customers that switch to paperless billing. The three special woodland areas are Northcombe Wood on the Dartmoor-Exmoor border, Potters Meadow in Staffordshire and Donkleywood in Northumberland.
If you are not sure whether your utility service providers offer a paperless billing service, visit their websites or give them a call. You could save some money and do your bit to help the environment in the process.
