Government Spends $440 Million per Year on Wasteful Printing
Found on eWEEK on Saturday, 04 July 2009
A report from printer manufacturer Lexmark claims the federal government wastes $440 million dollars a year (almost $1 million per day) on unnecessary printing.
Overall, 69 percent of federal employees said they believe their agencies "rely strongly on paper trails."
Although 80 percent of respondents said they believe that they personally make conscious efforts to monitor their printing habits, 92 percent admitted they do not need all of the documents they print in a day.
Apart from the question why people print so much, the lack of proper mathematics literally stands out. I don't know on which planet the author lives where $440 million dollar a year are almost $1 million dollar per day.