USE IT
 AGAIN,
    SAM
     The
 Federal Government
  High-Grade Paper
  Recovery Program

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1977

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  Welcome to the United States
Government.  As a Federal employee, you
will be joining hundreds of thousands of
people in a national effort to protect our
environment.  We hope you will take
advantage of  this opportunity to contribute
to environmental improvement by
participating  in the Government's high-
grade office-paper recycling program, the
"Use It Again, Sam" plan.
  High-grade office paper (white ledger
paper, computer printout, and tab cards)
comprises about 50 percent of office solid
waste. Through the Use It Again, Sam
program, we  can recover most of this paper.
We can reduce our waste by about 40
percent—a saving of both money and
material resources. It is projected that  the
Government will save 200,000 tons of paper
and $7.5 million when the Use It Again,
Sam  program is fully implemented.

How It Works
1. We use a "desk-top container system".
  When you  arrive at your new office,  you
  should find a plastic desk-top container
  waiting for you (see sketch). This
  container is designed to be placed
  conveniently on your desk or credenza to

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   let you easily set aside any recyclable
   material that comes across your desk.
   The container will have a list of
   acceptable items and contaminants on  the
   side.
2. When your desk-top container becomes
   full, (this will take about two weeks), you
   will  transfer  the paper to a nearby
   recycling station (see sketch).  Recycling
   stations are  conveniently located and are
   identified by a Use It Again, Sam
   poster. The poster will remind you of what
   items are acceptable and not acceptable
   under the program. One recycling station
   services approximately 20 employees.
3. Paper is collected from the recycling
   stations on a regular basis by a
   maintenance staff-person and is brought
   to the storage area where it  awaits
   shipment to the purchasers'  processing
   facility.

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IVhaf Is Recycled?

Under the Use It Again, Sam program,
the following items are acceptable:
  All white paper
  Computer printouts
  Letterheads, including tissue copies
  Xerox or IBM copies
  Miscellaneous  business forms
  Stationery, typing paper
Unacceptable items include:
  Carbon paper  and  tablet  paper
  Colored paper of any kind
  Newspapers-magazines
  Envelopes of any kind
  Gummed labels, adhesives, tablet bindings
  "Slick" (waxed or plasticized) paper
  Cardboard or chipboard
  Rubber bands
  Photographic or blueprint paper
  Note: Staples are such a minor
contaminant that they are considered
acceptable. Employees need not unstaple
the paper. However, plastic bindings must
be removed to make the high-grade paper
acceptable.
  The Use It Again, Sam program is
simple to operate and easy to understand.
The success of the program,  however,
depends upon the cooperation of individual
employees. It is hoped that you will do your
part to make this program successful.
Remember: You  can make a difference!
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Printed on recycled paper

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