Although we live in a digital world, paper is still an essential part of business, education and fun.
Paper allows your imagination to take flight and it is a tool you need to excel in the workplace, school and office.

At West Coast Office National, we are passionate about education and offering solutions for your office environment and therefore proud to announce the launch of our own branded paper.
The West Coast Office Nationa paper is a premium branded paper, produced at Mondi South Africa, Merebank mill to the same specifications as other cutsize grades of paper.

Our competitive prices, great service and locally-owned outlets are all the reasons you need to shop local and make the move towards a premium paper from a brand you can trust.

At West Coast Office National, we are passionate about education and offering solutions for your office environment and therefore proud to announce the launch of our own branded paper. The Office National paper is a premium branded paper, produced at Mondi South Africa, Merebank mill to the same specifications as other cutsize grades of paper.

Our competitive prices, great service and locally-owned outlets are all the reasons you need to shop local and make the move towards a premium paper from a brand you can trust.

While we love our new West Coast Office National paper, we would still like to do our part to keep paper out of landfills and reduce pollution. Finding ways to use paper as effectively as possible in the office will ensure a positive effect on the environment.
There several ways you can use our high-quality West Coast Office National paper, which is 100% recyclable, in your home, office or school.

Office usage

Print on both sides of a page (where possible)

Think before you print and avoid printing out single line e-mails or unnecessary copies of documents

Make notepads of paper that have been printed only on one side – Companies have begun to give their employees and potential employees in training programmes simply-made notepads from “waste” paper. These notepads are usually A4 / A3 paper cut into small squares or rectangles and held together with a large clip. This makes for easy note-taking when taking a message for a colleague who may be out of the office or for jotting down ideas effortlessly. Also, remember to find a company who will collect used paper from your office to be recycled details on recycling companies in your area

National Recycling Forum
Treevolution 
Petco
mpact  can offer more advice on recycling in the office.

School usage BTS

As a school project, get scholars to think up ways to recycle papers at school or create classroom items using paper that has already been printed on.

Encourage recycling by placing paper recycling bins next to communal bins in the school yard and in the classroom.

Household usage

Use your printed West Coast Office National paper, used paper or newspaper to make fun papier-mâché items with the kids.
You can build and paint a fun piggy bank or create a papier-mâché doll.

Place recycling bins for different items in your home to encourage good habits from a young age.

Here’s what can and can’t be recycled.

While it may be easier to just dump all your waste into one bin and forget about what happens to it thereafter, it’s important to remember that not all items can be recycled or recycled with other materials.

Household usage

Use your printed West Coast Office National paper, used paper or newspaper to make fun papier-mâché items with the kids. You can build and paint a fun piggy bank or create a papier-mâché doll.

Place recycling bins for different items in your home to encourage good habits from a young age.

Here’s what can and can’t be recycled.

While it may be easier to just dump all your waste into one bin and forget about what happens to it thereafter, it’s important to remember that not all items can be recycled or recycled with other materials.

While it may be easier to just dump all your waste into one bin and forget about what happens to it thereafter, it’s important to remember that not all items can be recycled or recycled with other materials.

Papers, magazines and newspapers are on the top 5 list of materials that can be recycled, but it’s important to know what can be recycled in the paper bin and what can’t.

An old magazine is perfect for recycling – yes glossy paper is appropriate for recycling.

Laminated, wax-coated, wet and soiled paper (which includes paper plates and nappies) cannot be recycled. The often-unconsidered consequences of placing non-recyclable waste with recyclables is that the batch will become contaminated and must be discarded; ending up in the very landfills that are contributing to the rising rate of pollution.

With the POPI Act coming into effect, recycling paper is now more important than ever, creating a vital need for companies to shred and destroy old, irrelevant documents to ensure that personal information is guarded and companies comply with the regulations.

To view our selection of shredders, click here.

Our new premium West Coast Office National paper is 100 % recyclable, but we still need you to make sure to do your part in efforts to recycle and reduce the amount of pollution because of unrecycled waste