LSUHSC-S GREEN OBJECTIVES
- To implement a culture change throughout the institution by educating our faculty, employees, students and contractors about the positive effects of waste reduction and energy conservation
- Write a Institutional Green Policy and determine measurable goals
- Assist Departments in writing their own area-specific policies
- Solicit suggestions and feedback from our population on how to accomplish our institutional and departmental goals
RECYCLE PAPER PROGRAM
The data in the chart below was totaled from our 38 Recycle Bin Locations across the LSUHSC-S campus! Click here to see locations.
To request a white paper recycling bin for your area, please contact Angela Howard in Environmental Services at ahowa1@lsuhsc.edu or extension 56337.
CDDS – Confidential Document Destruction Services, Inc – our current confidential shredding contractor has offered a white paper recycling program for our campus. Beginning March 11, 2010, they started a pilot program by installing six white paper recycling bins in designated areas throughout the campus. As they perfect the process of servicing these bins, more locations will be added. White paper is defined as copy and printer paper. They hope to expand the program in the future to include mixed paper such as newspaper, magazines, sales papers and catalogs but at this time only white paper is being collected for recycling. This program will help our campus in three ways:
- Recycling helps reduce the number of trees cut for paper and is environmentally prudent.
- Removing paper from the institution’s waste stream reduces the amount of waste that we have to pay to be removed and reduces the amount of waste introduced into the Shreveport landfill.
- CDDS has informed us that we have the potential to realize revenue from this program once operational costs are recovered.
DEPARTMENT GREEN POLICY SUGGESTIONS – If you have suggestions or practice that are GREEN send them to us by clicking here
WASTE REDUCTION
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Use recycled paper.
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Print on the lightest weight paper.
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Experiment with formats that require less paper and packaging.
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Use environmentally safe ink.
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Use less ink (less coverage).
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Print on both sides of the paper.
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Don’t print unless absolutely necessary.
RECYCLING
Environmental Services initiative starting soon
ENERGY REDUCTION
- Turn off lights
- Turn off computers and equipment at surge protector
RECYCLING CONTRACTS
OFFICE PAPER – all office paper procured off of Louisiana state contract contains recycled content(including copier paper and paper obtained from GSS)
RECYCLING BIN LOCATIONS
REFRESHMENT SOLUTIONS - A Commitment to Green! The Right Choice for the Earth
- The implementation of wireless machine reporting and dynamic route scheduling has substantially increased efficiency leading to 35% reduction in number of route trucks and fuel consumption
- In the process of converting to energy efficient lighting in all facilities and have recently installed programmable thermostats
- No cardboard loaded on vend delivery vehicles. Cardboard is recycled as it is used in our state of the art facility
Auxiliary Services Green Goal – to assist our employee and student population in achieving their Green Goals by forming alliances and establishing contracts with local recycling contractors and other businesses.
