Top 10 tips to Save Paper…
by Nicola Hogan, Sustainable ICT project manager at the EAUC.
Students
Staff
1. Use E-mail to send & receive documents.
1. Use E-mail to send & receive documents.
2. Bring laptops and blackberry's to meetings and
lectures - avoid using paper at all times.
2. Research information on the internet and store on
a USB stick or CD - avoid Printing out documents
3. If you must print a document, get as much
at all times.
information on each page as possible and print only
the info you need.
3. If you must print a document - get as much
information on each page as possible.
4. Allow students to submit course work
electronically, if a hardcopy is necessary, insist on it
4. Print only the info you need & nothing else.
being double sided.
5. Always print & copy double sided.
6. Reuse discarded single sided paper (scrap paper)
by printing on the other side or for note taking.
7. Submit course work double-sided.
5. Remind students that grades are determined by
content of coursework, not volume of pages.
6. When having an "office clearout" disperse
material to those who may need it, i.e. undergrads,
post grads, charities etc.
8. Avail of the libraries free newspapers, books,
7. Ask publishers not to send you free samples of
magazines etc. Swap monthly magazine with people
books and remove your name and department from
of similar interests.
any junk mail mailing list.
9. Need a new book – why not see if you can get it
8. When publishing brochures & catalogues insist on
second hand or send inquires to the university
an exact number of brochures and not on the printers
“events” departments and avail of library clearouts
"better value" deal.
before purchasing new books.
10. Make use of your institutions on-line
information tools and data bases such as Public
where possible.
9. Reuse discarded single sided paper (scrap paper)
by printing on the other side or use for note taking.
10. Make use of your institutions on-line information
tools and data bases such as Public where possible.