9 steps to protecting the climate and reducing waste through campus paper policies

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

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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

Thank you!

www.repaperproject.org

pam@environmentalpaper.org 208-344-4043