Greening the Berkeley Science Review A sustainability workshop for UC Berkeley’s campus publication community Chris Smallwood, April 29th, 2013
Overview • Recycled paper – Primer on recycled paper types and qualities – Environmental impact – Cost analysis of switching the BSR to recycled paper • Upgrading the BSR website • Funding opportunities for greening UC Berkeley’s publications community – TGIF Grant(s) – ASUC Green Certification Program – Collective bargaining opportunities?
Recycled Paper - Types Paper Mill
Mill broke
Not all recycled paper is the same.
Printing Press
Consumers
Pre-consumer waste
Post-consumer waste (PCW)
Recycled Paper - Impact • Fewer trees need to be felled – Recycling one ton of newsprint saves about 1 ton of wood. – Recycling one ton of copier paper saves about 2 tons of wood.
• Conserved Energy – Paper made from recycled content requires ~ 40-64% less energy than unrecycled paper.
Source: Wikipedia
Converting the BSR to Recycled Paper Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Publisher: Sundance Press (Paper from New Leaf)
Publisher: Sundance Press (Paper from New Leaf)
60% Post-consumer waste
60% Post-consumer waste
$0.039 / page
$0.053 / page
$0.059 / page
(2300 copies printed, 60 pages/copy, total costs: $5386)
(2300 copies printed, 56 pages/copy, total costs: $6889)
(1900 copies printed, 60 pages/copy, total costs: $6765)
Publisher: Sundance Press
PCW paper has been about 35-50% more expensive than unrecycled paper.
Upgrading the BSR website http://sciencereview.berkeley.edu/
Recently, we upgraded the Berkeley Science Review Website, supported by a generous grant from the Green Initiative Fund. The website receives about 200 unique views per day.
Green Funding Opportunities • The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) – The BSR received $3,151.70 last year from TGIF, which helped to defray costs of recycled printing, and enabled us to hire an employee to implement the website upgrades. – Visit: http://tgif.berkeley.edu/
• ASUC Green Certification – Continued funding is available for organizations that qualify. – Visit: http://asucgreencertification.org/
• Greater purchasing power by combining publication orders?