Waste Reduction

• Stop/reduce volume of printed material. Send digitally or publish on the web and announce via D2U.
• Reduce duplicate mailings to staff both at work and at home, and send mailings one to a department instead of one to each individual.
• Allow employees to opt out of printed College communications.
• Evaluate the frequency of printed communications- can they go out less often?
• Communicate the cost of published material to demonstrate possible cost savings.
• Add reminder to e-mail messages to think twice before printing message or enclosure. Encourage e-filing of messages, rather than printing hard-copies.
• Go paperless- make reimbursement forms, time sheets, purchasing processing, newsletters, etc all digital. Put everything on the web or on community servers.

• Make double sided copying the default for all operations.
• Stop buying bottled water. Tap into Hanover Water Works.
• Recycle "used" equipment via the web and make these items more visible.
• Order less food for events, and consider whether food needs to even be served at all (and whether the event needs to be held). End deliberate over-ordering so that staff get the leftovers.
• In food service areas, make napkins, cutlery, condiments, etc. available on request rather than openly available to non-paying customers.
• Have departments send e-cards instead of paper holiday or event cards.
• Encourage everyone to take personal measures to reduce the use of disposable materials such as paper towels, utensils, and plates.
• Stop supplying paper cups- provide mugs or have people bring in their own reusable items.
• Have a centralized space where unneeded items and supplies can be left for other departments to use.