The True Cost of Paper in Business

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The True Cost of Paper in Business

Still using paper for day-to-day operations? It may be costing your business more than you think. From wasted time and money to environmental damage, here’s what paper really costs—and how going digital with GoCanvas® can change everything.

🧾 Financial Costs

  • $725/year per employee spent on printing
  • $20 to file a paper document
  • $120 to retrieve a misfiled document
  • $200+ to replace a lost document
  • $120 to retrieve a misfiled document
  • $200+ to replace a lost document

🌍  Environmental Impact

  • It takes 17 trees + 10,000 gallons of water to make 1 ton of paper.
  • Paper = 25% of landfill waste in the U.S.
  • 45% of printed documents are trashed within 24 hours.
  • 30% of print jobs are never picked up from the printer.
  • The U.S. has <5% of the global population but uses 30% of the world’s paper.

⏳ Productivity Costs

  • 1.8 hours/day are spent searching for documents.
  • 20% of the workweek is lost to paperwork searches.
  • 5% of paper documents are lost.
  • 3% of paper documents are misfiled.
  • Paper documents are copied 19 times on average.
  • Workers make 61 trips/week to the printer/copier.

🚀 Benefits of Going Paperless (with GoCanvas)

  • Save on printing, filing, and storage costs.
  • Reduce errors by 60% with digital forms.
  • Boost productivity by 34%.
  • Enjoy instant access, sharing, and storage via the cloud.
  • Lower your environmental footprint.
  • Access stronger disaster recovery and business continuity.

📲 Ready to Cut Costs and Go Digital?

GoCanvas helps businesses eliminate paperwork, streamline workflows, and accurately capture data from the field—which means no more lost documents, delays, or manual re-entry.

👉 See how it works in action.

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