Paper is one of the most recyclable materials out there, but it is also one of the most reusable. Here are some suggestions for reusing common types of office and household paper.Office paper:------------------

Print on both sides of the paper. This saves money and means each piece of paper gets used twice. Make sure you do not reuse confidential documents, and keep in mind that this works better with a laser printer (although even ink-jet users can save those barely used pieces of paper for reuse). When reusing, it may be helpful to draw an “X” through the already-printed text so others know which side they’re supposed to be looking at.

Turn it into notepads. Every so often we end up with a bunch of leftover fliers. I cut the paper into quarters and use the small squares for notepads. All you need is a binder clip at the top to hold the pages together.

Make a journal. Check out this cool homemade journal from Martha Stewart, which uses recycled office paper for the interior pages. It is a really easy project; almost everything you need is probably already in your house.