replace paper napkins with cloth napkins replace paper towels with a special set of cloth towels/napkins - store the used ones in a small container in your kitchen and just wash and reuse purchase bleach-free, toilet paper that is made from the highest post-consumer waste content you can find (80% minimum) if you print documents, print on once-used paper and/or bleach-free, recycled paper with the highest post-consumer waste content available (or hemp/alternative-source paper, if you can afford it) create and use note pads from once-used paper leave messages for family members/roommates on a reusable message board make your own cards/letters from once-used products or handmade paper