{"id":1603,"date":"2026-04-14T14:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=1603"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:28:48","slug":"rethinking-printing-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2026\/04\/14\/rethinking-printing-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Printing on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every year, around 400 million tonnes<\/a> of paper and paperboard are produced, with numbers predicted to double by 2050. The paper industry is among the top five most energy-intensive industries globally and production requires significant amounts of water.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Printing may seem like a small, everyday activity, but its environmental impact can add up quickly. Adopting more sustainable printing practices can help us to reduce waste, energy use, and carbon emissions across campus.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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Print less<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Before printing, take a moment to think about the necessity of printing. Could a digital version of the document serve the same purpose? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Print better<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes printing is necessary. When there is a need to print, there are steps we can take to be more sustainable and efficient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Print double-sided to reduce paper usage <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Choose black and white instead of colour <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Print multiple slides per page for lecture notes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Always preview documents before printing to avoid reprints <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Recycle!<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

          When printing can\u2019t be avoided, it\u2019s important that all paper waste is correctly disposed of in one of our designated paper recycling bins (blue bin). <\/p>\n\n\n

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          If clean, you can recycle all types of paper in the paper recycling bins, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • any white or coloured paper<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • shredded paper<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • photocopier and computer paper<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                • leaflets, magazines, journals, newspapers and catalogues<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  • envelopes,\u202f<\/strong>including those with brown paper and\/ or windows <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    • thin card<\/strong>\u202fsuch as cereal packaging and microwave meal sleeves <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                      • Books<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                        Please do not put paper coffee cups, waxed paper or sandwich wrappers <\/strong>in the paper bins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        Thank you for reading this blog. Make sure you rethink next time you print! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                        Every year, around 400 million tonnes of paper and paperboard are produced, with numbers predicted to double by 2050. The paper industry is among the top five most energy-intensive industries globally and production requires significant amounts of water.   Printing may seem like a small, everyday activity, but its environmental impact can add up quickly. Adopting more sustainable printing practices can help us to reduce waste, energy use, and carbon emissions across campus.   […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12007,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,13,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-blogs","category-lifestyle","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1603"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1617,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603\/revisions\/1617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}