9 steps to protecting the climate and reducing waste through campus paper policies
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9 Steps to Protecting the Climate
and Reducing Waste Through Campus
Paper Policies
Why Paper?
4th largest industrial GHG emitter
3rd largest industrial user of energy
One of the top threats to endangered or rare forests
Largest industrial user and polluter of fresh water
Paper is still the number one component in municipal landfills
Why Campuses?
4 Take Home Points
Use Paper Efficiently and Wisely
Buy Recycled Paper
Recover Every Piece of Paper
Build a Closed Loop Program on your Campus!
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1. Use Paper Efficiently
www.shrinkpaper.org
2. Buy Recycled
www.papercalculator.org
www.papersteps.org
If you’re not buying Recycled, you’re not Recycling!
3. Recover All Paper
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4. Try Closed Loop
Michigan State University and Boise Paper Partnership
Download the Guide
In Summary Use Paper Efficiently – Reach a
25% Paper Reduction Goal on your Campus
Buy Recycled – 30% Post Consumer or Higher
Recover All Paper for Recycling – 75% by 2015!
Create Closed Loop Programs – Call me to connect you with mills
