How to help ECC Library "go green".

1. Sustainability in
the Library
How to help ECC Library “Go Green”

3. Biggest ECC Library
Environmental Concern
Paper waste and ink
cartridge consumption
in student computer labs

6. Did you know?
ECC Library student
computer labs consume
approximately
11 ink printer cartridges
a month.

9. Did you know?
11 ink printer cartridges =
110,000 standard print jobs
per month
(and a lot of excess
packaging materials!)

11. Did you know?
ECC Library student
computer labs consume
approximately 16 boxes of
paper a month.

13. Did you know?
16 boxes of paper =
80,000 pieces of computer
paper per month

16. How You Can Help
First, ask yourself:
Do I really need to
print or photocopy
that document or article?

17. How You Can Help
Instead of printing, can
you email the document
or article to yourself?

19. 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?

21. How You Can Help
Instead of printing, can
you read it on your
smartphone or mobile
device?

23. How You Can Help
Instead of printing or
photocopying, can you
take notes on a scrap
piece of paper?

25. How You Can Help
If you do need to print,
ask yourself:
Do I really need to print
the entire document?

26. How You Can Help
Instead of printing the
entire article, try printing
just a segment or just the
pages you need.

28. How You Can Help
When printing a
PowerPoint, print just slides
you need and put multiple
slides on a page.

31. How You Can Help
If you need to take notes,
use recycled scratch
paper instead of new
sheets of paper.

33. How You Can Help
When you are done with
your printed papers, be
sure to recycle.

35. If You Need Help…
You can always ask one
of our friendly Lab Aides.
They can show you how to
be more green @ your
Library.

37. Educate Yourself
Take advantage of great
resources for more ideas
on how to be green.

42. Educate Yourself
Ask a librarian for help
finding more great
green resources.

44. Thanks for
Helping the
Library Go
Green!