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I handed out little paper snippets to students from different departments at CCA (of course used paper which i saved during the semester – printed on one side but empty on the other side) and asked for their ideas how we could reduce the use of paper at CCA. I got really great feadback and talked to many different people about their ideas and suggestions. They came up with really good and practicable ideas such as:
* all printers and copy machines must print double-sided
* print readings and theory on both sides of the paper 
* limit handouts for class assignments – post online
* post work for crits online
* have critiques and paper presentations not exceed 8″x 11″ size (not the mandatory 11″ x 17″)
* give students the option to use digital media and present for critique on their computer
* turn in assignments via pdf!
* use fewer post its!
* raise printing costs (but please we hope they don’t)
* good working printers (that we don’t have to throw away so many misprints)
* orient images correctly when plotting – CCA could offer quick tutorial
* don’t test print too much
* recycle used paper (print on one side) to make sketch books, scratch etc
* digital presentations (project) – no need to waste paper, especially since we do so much on the computer and onlien anyway. Saves paper, energy, time and money!
* use recycled toilet paper
* toilet paper dispensers that regulate how much you pull out