While sifting through a pile with a client recently I found an article about erasable copy paper. It’s an article from the Richmond Times Dispatch in December 2006. “Scientists at Xerox research centers announced that they have developed technology to print on pages where the text will disappear after 16 hours. The “erasable paper” relies on chemicals that change color when exposed to a printers light and then gradually disappears in 16-24 hours. Xerox spokesperson Bill McKee said the paper can be reused between 20 to 50 times.”

This is an amazing new tool. Consider what you would get done in a day if you knew the type on your paper would soon disappear. In the article it states that this invention would be a great benefit for security purposes. But imagine how many fewer piles you would have in your office if the text would no longer be there tomorrow. I recommend managers and executives use this tool to motivate their staff to get work done. It is also a great way to reuse our resources and reduce the amount of paper we use in a year. Companies would save tons of money with a resource like this.  Kudos to Xerox!