Green Tip #2 – Go paperless with electronic bills and statements

We receive phone bills, bank and credit card statements, or other utilities and government agencies’ statements every month or on a regular basis through the mail. Those envelopes and paper bills or statements often end up in the recycling bins or simply thrown away. To prevent the paper waste from being created in the first place, we should aim to reduce the amount of paper used for the bills, statements and envelopes.

The best way would be to opt for electronic bills and statements instead of receiving the paper copies through the mail. Check with your current companies on whether they provide such electronic services. Sign up for those services or feedback to them if they don’t. For a start, you can sign up with the following companies to receive your bills or statements electronically if you’re currently using their services in Singapore:

• SingTel (sign up for electronic billing via SingTel myBill)
• MobileOne (sign up to receive bill via email)
• Pacnet (sign up for eBill at the Personal e-Manager)
• HSBC (sign up for internet banking and choose eStatements)
• Citibank (sign up for online electronic statements)

If you know of other companies providing electronic bills and statements to replace paper copies, do share with us.

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