To that end, I started insisting people only print things one-sided if they are going to give me something printed. It seems counterintuitive, everybody says "print double-sided to save paper". But the way I see it, that's wasting the WHOLE page, whereas single-sided wastes only half of the page, and I can write notes on the other side.
But yeah, it used to be so bad that I had to write a LOT of notes to keep up with it. Now, I just don't bother with offices at all. Nobody can print anything at me.
I agree with this sentiment. I do print code single-side (easier to work with, especially when you want to see all pages at once), and then use the other side for notes and design later. I keep the old printouts as scratch paper.
But yeah, it used to be so bad that I had to write a LOT of notes to keep up with it. Now, I just don't bother with offices at all. Nobody can print anything at me.