THE CRUNCHIES
PAPER OPTIMIZED WASTE (POW)
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1. Policy
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Comprehensive paper policy
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Purchase digital document storage software
2. Project Re-Use
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Paper based student projects/contest (Arch / IED)
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Create E-issue, redistribute ½ way through week, print
less
4. Postering
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Temp housing, furniture
3. Polytechnic Reduction
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Digitize forms/theses, online handouts/presentations
No poster rule, create poster fee
5. Prudent Paper Waste
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Increase awareness of hygiene waste
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Place stickers on dispensers
STAKEHOLDERS
Students
Faculty
Staff
Visitors
Alumni
WHY NOT CHANGE THE WORLD?
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Environment
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Decrease amount of visible garbage on campus
Cultural
Improves campus image
 Equal advertising opportunities
 Personal awareness
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Economic
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Decrease overall paper/printing budget
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From school and student perspective
IMPLEMENTATION
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Cost
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Document storage software/hardware/consultant
Creating “reduction” stickers for paper dispensers
Reliable Concerto technology
Increase amount of screens on campus (one per
building)
Project/contest costs
WHO WILL IMPLEMENT?
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Students:
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Faculty/Staff:
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Prudent Paper Waste, Polytechnic Reduction
Policy change
Both:
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Project Re-Use, Postering
THE BASICS
1. PAYBACK
Decrease amount of time used for file storage
 Improve building usage
 Reduce overall paper budget
 Improve Green image of university
 Reduce waste removal costs
 Save on staffing costs
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2. PROJECT RE-USE
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Encourage paper based student projects/contests
Emphasize paper re-use
 Done via Arch/IED/PDI classes
 Example: Paper based temporary housing, furniture
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POSTERING
 All
Posters only allowed in Union
 One daily email for all events
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Have to submit ideas by certain deadline
Run/funded via Senate resources
 Concerto
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in all high traffic areas
Improve technology to handle high flow
 Create
a poster fine for all who violate
 Exceptions made for associated GM week
events
3. POLYTECHNIC REDUCTION
Create E-issue to be accessed by students and
community
 Print less articles/week (we print too many
already)
 Re-distribute on weekends to high traffic
locations
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4. PRUDENT PAPER WASTE
Create informative stickers to alert people to
amount of waste
 Place in strategic locations to make people think
before doing
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Now that your
hands are
dry….notice how
dry the paper
towel is as well.
5. POLICY REFORMATION
Create comprehenzive paper policy
 To include:
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Digitized
Forms
 Financial documentation
 Theses
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Encourage online handouts for classroom