Brought to you by the Osgoode Sustainability Committee
As we lead up to the end of the semester here are some tips to reduce the environmental footprint (although maybe not entirely the stress) of exams and final papers.
- Choose double-sided printing for your summaries: Preparing summaries can be hard enough! Save your back and binder space by printing your summary out on both sides. You can do so at home or in the comfort of the Osgoode library. After a brief hiatus, the Law Library once again allows double sided printing for the Hewlett-Packard Printer located in the Upper Library. Use the print queue called LW-PRINT-LIB02-DUPLEX. See the following link for details: www.osgoode.yorku.ca/resources-and-services/information-technology-services/services-students/student-printing/print-computer/
- Re-use scrap paper to print paper drafts and work through old exams: Have some scrap paper left over from class handouts and printing out one hundred-page journal articles? Put the blank side to good use! Re-use scrap paper to print paper draft version fifty, or for rough notes as you work through old exams.
- Re-purpose old binders, tabs and dividers: Every year when exams finish there is a certain satisfaction in throwing your summaries promptly into the recycling bin (good riddance!). Take a moment to remove the useful school supplies hidden amongst those pages. Binders, tabs and dividers can be used again next year, saving you money and the headache of realizing you need more supplies the night before your exam.
The Sustainability Committee wishes you the best of luck over the coming weeks. Have a fantastic summer!