| You're probably familiar with the saying "go green." | | | | waste you produce and properly dispose of any and |
| People who live "green" do their part to help protect | | | | all waste in your sight. College students can reuse |
| the environment. Homes and offices in and | | | | paper; recycle bottles, cans, and appliances; and swap |
| throughout the nation have jumped on the green | | | | clothing, books, and other materials with fellow |
| bandwagon and changed their wasteful ways. Now | | | | students. If you just put your mind to it, you'll realize |
| it's time for college students to do the same. Read | | | | there are hundreds of ways to go green! |
| below to learn simple but effective ways to live | | | | Use Remanufactured Printer Ink |
| green on your college campus. | | | | College students use a lot of paper. From class notes |
| Take a Bus or Carpool to Class | | | | to research papers to newspapers to printouts, it can |
| Depending on the size of your college's campus, you | | | | all quickly add up. In addition to recycling used papers, |
| can drastically reduce your carbon footprint by riding | | | | college students can also go green by printing less |
| a bike to class. If you live too far off-campus, take | | | | altogether. You can save a ton of paper by taking |
| the bus. | | | | advantage of double-sided printing. Another way to |
| Don't Buy Water -- Bring your Own | | | | go green is to use remanufactured printer ink instead |
| College students can save cash and help the | | | | of store-bought ink. Remanufactured ink cartridges |
| environment by carrying their own refillable water | | | | have been recycled, emptied, and refilled with new |
| container to class instead of purchasing a bottle of | | | | ink. These environmentally-friendly cartridges not only |
| water at a store. Most student stores sell sturdy | | | | cost half the price of store-bought cartridges, but |
| water containers with the college's logo on the front, | | | | they also last just as long. |
| so that you can show school spirit too! | | | | Say Goodbye to Incandescent Lighting |
| Write in the Margins | | | | In most colleges, library and dorm lighting is not as |
| Although you were taught at a young age to stay | | | | good as it could be. Instead of studying under poor, |
| inside of the margins, you'll use less paper and help | | | | yellowish lighting, raise the blinds of a nearby window. |
| the environment by breaking those rules and writing | | | | Natural light is not only healthier, it's also more |
| outside of the margins. Using the whole page will | | | | eco-friendly. If it's nighttime and you require a light |
| result in less paper use and less clutter around your | | | | source, replace incandescent bulbs with CFLs. CFLs |
| dorm room. Better yet, carry a laptop to class and | | | | use 75 percent less energy and last ten times longer. |
| take notes paper-free! | | | | In Closing... |
| Avoid Unnecessary Waste | | | | By reducing waste and recycling all applicable goods, |
| In college, it's important to learn and become | | | | you can help to improve the quality of our land, air, |
| passionate about causes you feel are worthwhile. | | | | and water. College students: Go Green today! |
| One great way to do that is to lessen the amount of | | | | |