Sustainability in the Library

How to help ECC Library “Go Green”

Paper waste and ink cartridge consumptionin student computer

labs

Biggest ECC Library Environmental Concern

ECC Library student computer labs consume

approximately 11 ink printer cartridges

a month.

Did you know?

11 ink printer cartridges =110,000 standard print jobs

per month (and a lot of excess

packaging materials!)

Did you know?

ECC Library student computer labs consume approximately 16 boxes

of paper a month.

Did you know?

16 boxes of paper =80,000 pieces of

computer paper per month

Did you know?

First, ask yourself: Do I really need to print or photocopy

that document or article?

How You Can Help

Instead of printing, can you email the

document or article to yourself?

How You Can Help

Instead of printing, can you save the document or article to your D2L

locker or flash drive to look at later?

How You Can Help

Instead of printing, can you read it on

your smartphone or mobile device?

How You Can Help

Instead of printing or photocopying, can you take notes on a scrap

piece of paper?

How You Can Help

If you do need to print, ask yourself:

Do I really need to print the entire document?

How You Can Help

Instead of printing the entire article, try

printing just a segment or just the pages you

need.

How You Can Help

When printing a PowerPoint, print just slides you need and

put multiple slides on a page.

How You Can Help

If you need to take notes, use recycled

scratch paper instead of new sheets of paper.

How You Can Help

When you are done with your printed papers, be sure to

recycle.

How You Can Help

You can always ask one of our friendly Lab

Aides. They can show you how to be more

green @ your Library.

If You Need Help…

Take advantage of great resources for

more ideas on how to be green.

Educate Yourself

Ask a librarian for help finding more great

green resources.

Educate Yourself

Thanks for Helping the Library Go

Green!