Printing double-sided is another way students can reduce their paper usage. Milne Computer Center used to have a policy on double-sided printing, but the enforcement was too much. Milne Computer Center alone averages about 35 to 40 thousand sheets of paper a week, or about 80 reams of paper. The Valley Library is another place where a great deal of paper is used. John Donel, reference librarian and information commons coordinator believes much of the usage is from people looking for information on the Web and using Oasis, the electronic card catalogue.
Users then print that information for temporary use.
The amount of white paper being reused has risen. Reasons for this are unknown, but it is assumed that this is due to people wanting to print double-sided and making more use of the paper they print. All rights reserved.