Determination of Paper Consumption Capital from Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Banking Systems in Saveh

In almost all developed and developing countries, ATMs, as a very convenient tool for banking services, are widely used. As ATMs are among the equipment consuming a large number of papers, the present study was done to determine the amount of paper consumption from Saveh ATMs Banking Systems in 2020.

In this cross-sectional study, all of the banks and a number of Saveh ATMs are studied by capitation sampling method. In this regard, the required data for each bank is collected by using a research-made checklist. Furthermore, type and rate of paper consumption for each bank ATM collected. The obtained data, then, is managed by Excel software and is presented by using suitable statistics indices.

The obtained results show that Melli and Saderat banks have the most numbers of ATMs devices in Saveh.  According to the results, the average paper production weight was 76.5 g for each ATM system per day. The highest transaction rates obtained during 10-13 and 20-21 o’clock in which the paper consumption rate for the former.  In addition, the most paper consumption was on Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday of August, February, and March.

Based on the results, the consumption rate of ATM paper is remarkably high; therefore, it can be considerable issue environmentally and economically.