The Green Effect. Benefits of Paperless Payroll

Choosing a green company to handle payroll and tax filing has many benefits for both the environment and for your bottom line.  Some advantages to using a green company, such as conserving paper, are plain to see.  When you consider that using a green company for payroll costs about the same as using a traditional paper payroll provider, the choice becomes clear.  Here are just a few of the ways that using a green company such as Absolute Green Pay is good for your business and good for the environment:     

Save Paper- Americans discard 4 million tons of office paper every year.  That's enough to build a 12 foot high wall of paper from New York to California.  Deforestation plays a significant role in driving climate change and has a dramatic impact on the loss of habitat for countless animal species.  Reducing paper consumption is a clear benefit of choosing a green company for your payroll needs. 

Save Ink - Ink and toner cartridges are made from plastic. Plastic in turn is made from oil. While there is a trend toward more environmentally friendly soy and water based inks, some inks present health and environmental hazards because they may contain hazardous heavy metals, toxic stabilizers or even volatile organic compounds which contribute to pollution.  There's also the energy that goes into making the cartridge itself.  More oil or coal is burned to generate the electricity requierd to produce the ink and the cartridges and distribute the ink to stores.   

Reduce Pollution - The production of paper and ink, as well as their disposal, contributes pollution in the form of CO2 emissions and other waste products. Chlorine bleaching paper mills emit many persistent toxic chemicals, including dioxins and hundreds of other organochlorines, lead, arsenic, mercury, phenols, etc. Once in the environment, persistent toxic chemicals do not go away. They are picked up by the earth's life system and bioaccumulate millions of times as they are passed up the food chain to fish-eating birds, and mammals (including humans).

Save Fuel - The process of producing paper and ink, as well as packaging and distributing it, consumes large quantities of fuel.  Each gallon of gasoline burned creates 20 pounds of CO2. Choosing a green company for your payroll service also contributes to fuel conservation by eliminating employees driving to the bank each pay period and eliminating the need for a courier driver to deliver check stubs and reports to your business location each pay period.

Save Money - By saving paper and ink you are also saving money.  Your business can also save money by avoiding the costly penalties and interest that result from payroll tax filing errors.  When combined with other green office initiatives, the cost savings of add up quickly for your business.  

Save Time - Time spent dispersing paper payroll checks, reporting and depositing payroll taxes, dealing with HR compliance issues and the time employees spend going to the bank during work hours are all examples of payroll based time inefficiencies that can negatively influence your business. You'll also save time by having 24/7 online access to your payroll and employee data.