Did You Know???

• One recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television or computer for 3 hours or a 100 watt bulb for 20 hours
• A six pack of recycled aluminum cans saves enough money to drive car 5 miles
• Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100 watt light bulb for 4 hours
• Recycling a one gallon plastic milk jug saves enough money to keep a 100 watt light bulb burning for 11 hours
• Recycling a one foot high stack of newspapers saves enough electricity to heat a home for 17 hours
• For every 5 mph over 60 mph, you will use about 7% more gas

The following will give Purchase Cardholders, Blanket User buyers and Requestors 'tips' for buying and thinking Green!

What you can do:

1. By consolidating orders, we can help reduce multiple deliveries and green house gases on campus.
2. Produce double sided documents whenever possible
3. Encourage communications via email, read email messages to determine whether it is necessary to print, if it’s not, Don’t!!
4. Buy copier paper with minimum 30% post consumer recycled content (SPWH-75105815)
5. Purchase multiple item packs (uses less packaging materials)