Maricopa Paper Reduction Pledge

Chancellor Glasper Video

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What will you do to reduce daily paper usage?

Starting October 26, in coordination with Campus Sustainability Day, the Maricopa Community Colleges will pledge to reduce paper usage on a daily basis. 

In the video to the right, Chancellor Glasper discusses his goal for students, faculty and employees to reduce paper usage by 10%.

What will you do to reduce daily paper usage? Make your pledge today and join Chancellor Glasper in promoting campus sustainability.

Ways to Reduce Paper Consumption

Employees

• Do not print course syllabi.  Post on Blackboard instead.
• Do not print course documents and materials.  Post to Blackboard.
• Create online tests and assignments for students instead of paper tests and assignments.
• Do not print emails.  Save emails in archive folders for future reference.
• Create electronic forms using word and pdf.
• Do not print meeting agendas, minutes or documents.  Post to sharepoint site instead.
• Choose back to back printing as your default printing for things that MUST be printed.
• Resuse one-sided paper for scratch paper.  Donate it to the NASA Center and Library.

Students

• Do not print course syllabi. Read from Blackboard instead.
• Print PowerPoint lectures in notes style instead of slide style.
• Use computers and laptops to type class notes instead of using notebooks.
• Choose back to back printing as your default printing for things that MUST be printed.
• Resuse one-sided paper for scratch paper.