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What Does Going Paperless Really Mean? More than You Might Think

By RBC

Published July 5, 2019 • 1 Min Read


By switching to eStatements, as of last year, you helped save an estimated 52,000 trees*.
Still on paper? Switch today and you can help contribute to saving another 15,000 trees* per year.
By switching to eStatements, as of last year, you’ve helped save 440 million pieces of paper from being used.
Still on paper? Switch today and you can help save an additional 120 million pieces of paper.
By switching to eStatements, as of last year, the reduced emissions saved by not making paper, is the equivalent of taking an estimated 3,500 cars* off the road.
Still on paper? Switch today and help take another equivalent of 1,000 cars* off the road.

*Based on RBC’s recorded paper statement savings of 440 million pieces of paper as of December 2018, and calculated by the online Paper Calculator available at c.environmentalpaper.org/individual.html and provided by the Environmental Paper Network which uses industry averages to estimate the environmental impact of paper.

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