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Environmental Council
Maria Lovejoy
One of the many hats that Maria Lovejoy wears as Coordinator of Printing and Duplicating is working directly with faculty, staff and students to develop effective cost-efficient measures. In her quest for cost efficiency, Maria has given considerable thought to how the Dowling family could save on paper. It is no wonder that this eight-year Dowling veteran is a past Dowling Pride Award recipient, as she goes the extra mile. Maria is a pioneer in recycling paper -- or should it be said, “reusing paper.” She turns our trash into something useful. How can the Dowling family join Maria’s bandwagon in saving on paper and money? Maria contends that each department could have a centrally located box where all non-confidential discarded paper is placed. Bear in mind that, if the paper contains personal information or is confidential, it should not be recycled. Recycled paper should be wrinkle free, printed on one side, with no staples or clips. The contents of the box may be sent through inter-office mail to the Printing and Duplicating office; it’s that simple. How else can we save paper and cost? There’s the old adage, “Measure twice, cut once.” Maria applies this principle to everyone who uses a computer. Proofread, proofread and again proofread. How many times do we print out a document before proofreading it and then have to toss it in the trash? It is a must to proofread a document carefully, especially before sending it to the Duplicating Department where large numbers of copies are made. Besides proofreading, how many times is there an event for 200 people, but 300 copies are ordered just in case? Besides not ordering more copies than needed, another way to save paper is to print on both sides. “Double sided” copies may also be made at the copy machine. Now look in your trash! Did you print out a piece of paper that may be reused? Don’t throw it away. Save it and send it to Maria Lovejoy. Maria and her colleague, Mike Abcug, will take it from there. They will sort, stack, glue, cut, and voilà: scrap pads of all sizes! Why should Dowling spend money on pads when we can order them from Maria on Extension 3432? Maria is doing her part to help save the environment. Let’s all join her!
by Mrs. Cheryl Weber
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