Source Reduction

E-mail

Double Sided Copying

Additional Suggestions

E-mail

The following are things YOU can do via e-mail of the Web instead of wasting paper:

• Save yourself time on all those pesky applications!
  Applications for things like RA/MAA could be on the Web. Students can access the application, fill it out on the Web Page, and then submit it through e-mail. Save them the treck to New South, save yourself the hassle of reading bad handwriting.
• Announce your events via e-mail and voice mail.
  Don't hound your department members with excess announcements of events. Send a polite voice mail or e-mail and MAYBE follow up with ONE paper announcement. They'll get the message.
• Campus Publications
  How many of the campus pamphlets, booklets, or flyers do you receive everyday! Access things like the Undergraduate and Graduate Announcements via the Web.
• Class Announcements
  Professors: You can contact the members of your class through e-mail! They probably check it more often than their mailbox.
• Minutes
  It is not enough just to ATTEND the meeting, you also have to READ the minutes afterward. Email the minutes to committee members and circulate only a few copies.

How to Set up an E-mail list

Double Sided Copying

Copying materials double-sided is the best way to cut your paper use in half. This is not only a cost savings for your office, but it is also a great way to reduce your impact on the environment. If you would like a representative to come to your office and show you how you and your colleagues can reduce your environmental impact, please contact us at the address below.

For Double-Sided Copiers

• Press the double-sided copying option on your copier
• Some copiers might ask whether you have an even or odd number of pages. Count the number of pages and select the appropriate option. If your copier does not have this feature, count the pages anyway and copy the first page single-sided.
• Copy the pages starting with the last page. You might also want to do a test run first to make sure that the copier is copying the two sides in the right direction.

• First copy the front side of the copy as you normally would.
• open the manual feed tray and place the copies you just made in the tray. Then copy the pages as you normally would.
• You might have to do a test run to make sure the direction is correct. Different copiers feed their manual tray different ways and also copy in different directions. You will have to do a few trial runs to get the direction of the paper right for your copier.
• This strategy is more complicated for multiple sheet copies, but it can be done!

Additional Suggestions for Source Reduction

• Make only the number of copies you need, don't waste paper!
• Save those single-sided copies and laser print-outs
  Use them as scratch paper around the office. You can also use this paper again in your copier (using the manual feed mechanism) or for laser print-outs of drafts!
• Are you tired of a leaky styrofoam cup that's too small anyway?
  Buy a reusable mug at the Student Center and receive a discount every time you buy coffee.
• Add class to your reception!
  When you have a get-together, ask for resuable dining-ware, don't insult your guests with plastic or styrofoam!
• Save money on post-it notes and laser paper!
  When you are printing a draft or writing a note, use the other side of an old print-out. No need to take fresh sheet! Have a white paper bin to collect paper to use for message pads.
• Save money on office "non-essentials."
  When buying office supplies, think reusable, not disposable.
• Are you faxed-out?
  Instead of sending a cover-letter with EVERY fax, why not use the post-out covers? Also, be selective with what you fax.
• Word Processing
  Do you editing on the screen rather than printing many drafts.

If you have any questions about the information contained on this page, please contact the Princeton Environmental Reform Committee's Task Force on Education:

Carolyn Bradner'97, task force leader
perc@princeton.edu

Last updated 2/21/96