The paper, which accompanies print jobs in most University computer labs, has received constant attention from Eco-Action. Earlier this year, the group spearheaded an effort to reuse the paper by collecting it and urging students to make use of the excess paper. We need paper, but not that much paper. Yellow paper isn't used in the Atherton Hall computer lab, she said, and students have not requested it. Even though the yellow paper is recycled when students are finished using it, Hanna said the new paper brought into the labs is not recycled paper, leading to deforestation concerns.
Many students reuse the paper for scrap or note taking.
Undergraduate Student Government Senate meeting minutes are also written on the yellow paper. The Center for Academic Computing has been the main target of Eco-Action's activism. However, Knowlton said CAC uses the yellow paper for sorting purposes. Many students might be confused as to which printed documents belong to them in large labs, such as those in Findlay Commons or Sparks Building. Some students say the yellow paper is waste of resources and money.