60 likes | 174 Views
Paper Conservation in Athena Clusters. Closing the loop Share A Vital Earth IS&T. Kendra Johnson. Paper Use. Magnitude Printer logs => 10.0 million pages Paper delivered => 8.4 million pages Toner delivered => 7.4 million pages Double sided? Minimum 32% of pages were double-sided
E N D
Paper Conservation in Athena Clusters Closing the loop Share A Vital Earth IS&T Kendra Johnson
Paper Use • Magnitude • Printer logs => 10.0 million pages • Paper delivered => 8.4 million pages • Toner delivered => 7.4 million pages • Double sided? • Minimum 32% of pages were double-sided • Found 27% of pages were double-sided • Energy: 55.7 watt-hrs per page1 = 470,000 kWh • Money: $34 per case = $57,120 1www.printgreener.com
Potential to Conserve Header pages 63% always print header pages Why? 45% I don’t know how to turn header pages off 52% They make it easier to find the print job 46% I like to have them for scratch paper Double-Sided only 26% always print double sided Why not? 49% some things need to be single sided 20% I don’t know how to print double-sided in Athena clusters 27% I don’t know how to print double-sided from some programs 17% I try to print double sided and it doesn’t work 7% other 652 respondents
Effectiveness? 68% found it useful 54% said it helped them to save paper 50% switched their default 28 respondents
Discussion • Double-sided default for class of 2012 • How to measure effectiveness • Further interventions • Reduce Header Pages • Increase double-sided printing • Reduce printing • Visioning for the future of Athena Clusters