How to do more

Here are some additional ways in which YOU can help to reduce waste:

DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTING
When printing papers in a computer lab, use the DOUBLE SIDED option. Most instructors support students who print their work double-sided or on scratch (reused) paper. Ask your professors what they expect.

DOUBLE-SIDED PHOTOCOPYING
When making copies, choose to make double sided copies by selecting the 'DOUBLED SIDED' option. Also: use recycled paper in your copiers!

ONLINE NEWS SERVICES
Read the newspaper online! Many newspapers are now available on the web. A good index is available at http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/. Here's a couple of regional newspapers to start with:

• Chicago Tribune
• Post-Tribune
• The Times

JUNK MAIL REDUCTION
The EPA reports that 2.1% of municipal solid waste in landfills is direct mail and catalogs.

There are two ways to limit the amount of junk mail you receive:

1. You can opt out selectively by requesting specific companies do not make your name and address available to other businesses.
2. To opt out nationally, you can write to the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) Mail Preference Service (MPS), a free service established in 1971, and have your name removed from most national mailing lists for five years. Send your full name and address, including apartment number and ZIP code to:
   • MPS, c/o DMA
     P.O. Box 9008
     Farmingdale, NY
     11735-9008

By filling out and sending in one of these cards, your address will not be used on new junk mailings and your address may be eliminated from junk mailings you currently receive. Companies you continue to do business with, however, will continue to send you mailings. It takes approximately three months before your address will be eliminated from lists. It will remain off lists for five years. This does not affect mail sent to businesses.

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