PaperCut means less paper wasted in the libraries
Less than a month after the implementation of PaperCut, Sawyer and Schow libraries are already noticing a dramatic decrease in unnecessary printing.
Uncollected printing in Sawyer Library during Fall Term 2007 amounted to 60,000 pages. In only three weeks we observed
* a 31% decrease in printing
* a 70% decrease in paper waste
In 2008 during the first three weeks of the fall semester staff at Sawyer Library counted 1449 sheets of wasted paper left at public printer stations. This year during the same time period, that figure dropped to 429.
Sawyer and Schow staff will continue to monitor printer use through the semester. We fully expect to see a more significant reduction in wasteful printing over the course of the academic year.
PaperCut was implemented at the start of the fall semester at the initiative of the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives, based on the recommendation of a campus-wide committee with representation from the student body, faculty and staff from the Libraries and OIT. The goal of the committee was to make users of campus printing more environmentally conscious while at the same time reduce printing across campus. For more information on PaperCut, go to http://print.williams.edu.
Uncollected printing in Sawyer Library during Fall Term 2007 amounted to 60,000 pages. * a 31% decrease in printing
* a 70% decrease in paper waste
In 2008 during the first three weeks of the fall semester staff at Sawyer Library counted 1449 sheets of wasted paper left at public printer stations. This year during the same time period, that figure dropped to 429.
Sawyer and Schow staff will continue to monitor printer use through the semester. We fully expect to see a more significant reduction in wasteful printing over the course of the academic year.
PaperCut was implemented at the start of the fall semester at the initiative of the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives, based on the recommendation of a campus-wide committee with representation from the student body, faculty and staff from the Libraries and OIT. The goal of the committee was to make users of campus printing more environmentally conscious while at the same time reduce printing across campus. For more information on PaperCut, go to http://print.williams.edu.