{"54694":{"#nid":"54694","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Printing Services Shift to 100 Percent Recycled Content","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Printing and Copying Services (PCS) has announced that they are increasing the percentage of recyclable material in its paper and envelopes without sacrificing either quality or appearance.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Post-consumer recycled content has come a long way,\u0022 said Bill Georgia, production planner for PCS, adding that the new supply very nearly approximates virgin pulp in that it has a smooth, consistent look and feel. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia said the impetus for the change came about through conversations with several campus clients. So when it came time to restock the PCS paper supply, Georgia shopped around. As it turned out, 100 percent post-consumer waste content was less expensive than his previous purchase of 30 percent recycled content. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough the savings are modest, they do represent an extension of Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to sustainable practices, particularly in an area that represents the highest percentage of institutional recycling. In 2009, for example, office paper represented 31 percent \u2014 or 281.6 tons \u2014 of Tech\u2019s recycled materials. In 2008, the Institute received national recognition from the American Forest and Paper Association for the quality of its paper recycling program.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is a great step for Georgia Tech,\u0022 said Cindy Jackson, manager of Recycling Services. \u0022It also sends a strong message to those who still contend that recycled paper is of inferior quality and won\u2019t work in a copier or printer. Frankly, that is a myth.\u0022 \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith environmental concerns on everyone\u0027s mind, PCS also intends to offer clients the option of noting the paper is 100 percent recycled content in agate type.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027ll have a prepared statement for those departments who want to include it,\u0022 Georgia said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Printing and Copying Services (PCS) has announced that they are increasing the percentage of recyclable material in its paper and envelopes without sacrificing either quality or appearance.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An extension of Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to sustainable practices"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-02-25 19:06:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.pcs.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Printing and Copying Services"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.recycle.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Solid Waste Management and Recycling"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/greenbuzz\/","title":"Green Buzz"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"1153","name":"recycling"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}