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The Crunchies

The Crunchies. Paper Optimized Waste (POW). 1. Policy Comprehensive paper policy Digitize forms/theses, online handouts/presentations Purchase digital document storage software 2. Project Re-Use Paper based student projects/contest (Arch / IED) Temp housing, furniture

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The Crunchies

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  1. The Crunchies

  2. Paper Optimized Waste (POW) • 1. Policy • Comprehensive paper policy • Digitize forms/theses, online handouts/presentations • Purchase digital document storage software • 2. Project Re-Use • Paper based student projects/contest (Arch / IED) • Temp housing, furniture • 3. Polytechnic Reduction • Create E-issue, redistribute ½ way through week, print less • 4. Postering • No poster rule, create poster fee • 5. Prudent Paper Waste • Increase awareness of hygiene waste • Place stickers on dispensers

  3. Stakeholders Students Faculty Staff Visitors Alumni

  4. Why not change the world? • Environment • Decrease amount of visible garbage on campus • Cultural • Improves campus image • Equal advertising opportunities • Personal awareness • Economic • Decrease overall paper/printing budget • From school and student perspective

  5. Implementation • Cost • 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

  6. Who will implement? • Students: • Prudent Paper Waste, Polytechnic Reduction • Faculty/Staff: • Policy change • Both: • Project Re-Use, Postering

  7. The Basics

  8. 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 2. Project Re-Use • Encourage paper based student projects/contests • Emphasize paper re-use • Done via Arch/IED/PDI classes • Example: Paper based temporary housing, furniture

  9. Postering • All Posters only allowed in Union • One daily email for all events • Have to submit ideas by certain deadline • Run/funded via Senate resources • Concerto 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

  10. 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 4. Prudent paper waste • Create informative stickers to alert people to amount of waste • Place in strategic locations to make people think before doing Now that your hands are dry….notice how dry the paper towel is as well.

  11. 5. Policy reformation • Create comprehenzive paper policy • To include: • Digitized • Forms • Financial documentation • Theses • Encourage online handouts for classroom

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