It will be a different kind of day for a number of students tomorrow. The Rainbow District School Board are inviting students and staff to go paperless in support of World Paper Free Day.
Emma Elomaa is in grade 6 at Chelmsford Public School and says that there will be lots of ways for her to get school work done.
Brook Jeffery is in grade 4 and says this is a great way to spread out the resources.
For more information or to participate see below!
Follow the golden rule: think before you print
Pushing the print button is too easy…and wasteful. So the next time you are about to press that button, ask yourself the golden rule of saving paper: Do I really need to print this?
Use both sides of the sheet of paper
This is a real easy way of reducing your paper consumption by 50%. Set your printer or copier’s defaults to double sided. Select one-sided printing only when really needed.
Avoid printing out single line e-mails or unnecessary copies of documents
Again just follow the golden rule and ask yourself whether you really need to the print.
Use technology
Electronic mail, Internet, Intranets and document scanners can radically reduce paper use, while also saving you time and money.
Recycle the paper you have and ask for recycled paper products
Collect the paper you use and then reuse where possible (print again on the other side if you printed on one side only or use it for note paper). And when you do have to buy new paper make sure it is recycled.
