Sprint Pushes the Envelope to Reduce Its Environmental Footprint

The new envelope means customers reduce paper waste and conserve natural resources. In just over a year, Sprint estimates the new envelope format will save just under a half million dollars in operational costs and the equivalent of:

• 447 tons of paper,
• 1,669 tons of wood (11,565 trees),
• 9,931,834 gallons of water,
• 859,047 pounds of solid waste (31 loaded garbage trucks), and
• 2,692,185 pounds of CO² (244 cars off the road/year).

“Sprint is the first wireless carrier and only one of a few select retailers to offer the ecoEnvelope to their customers,” said Scott Rice, vice president-Care and Billing Services, Sprint. “While more than 30 percent of Sprint accounts currently use a paperless billing option, many customers prefer to receive a paper invoice.