NSU uses recycled paper! the trees will be drinking!

The New School has committed to purchasing paper made from 50 percent post-consumer recycled fibers for all copiers and printers throughout the campus. Until today, the university had been buying only virgin paper. National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Fellows and Lang students Hannah Riches and Alison Harvey worked closely with university purchasing officials to identify opportunities to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts associated with the more than 100 tons of copy paper used on campus each year. The students obtained samples of recycled copy paper from vendors, conducted performance tests with the “top ten” paper consumers in the university, and calculated the environmental savings associated with making the switch.

According to Riches, buying recycled paper was both affordable and supported by department officials throughout campus. Director of Business Operations Ed Verdi added: “The Campus Ecology Fellows made a persuasive case. Shifting to recycled paper enables us to reduce our environmental impact while meeting The New School’s printing and duplicating requirements. This is entirely consistent with university’s significant greening initiatives and enthusiastically supported by our administration.”
Riches noted that “The New School’s switch to paper made from 50 percent recycled fibers will result in 108,550 fewer tons of greenhouse gases being emitted into the atmosphere each year based on current levels of consumption.” In addition to reduced emissions of greenhouse gases, the switch will mean that 24 percent less solid waste will be generated and 358,800 pounds of virgin wood will be save.

source: http://www.newschool.edu/lang/news.aspx?id=2484
date accessed 11/17/06