Resource Use and Waste / I6
Why more paper? A very valid question for a conference activity which purports to raise insights.
The point is not so much consumption of resources, but judicious use of resources. Considering the investment of peoples' time, travel and energy to make the conference happen, what is the marginal cost of making it happen better - given that this cannot be guaranteed?
Some simple guidelines for minimising waste:
- Good planning
- Use recycled paper and recyclable photocopy toner if machines allow
- Efficient message collection and distribution
- Flexible systems
- Monitor demand and adjust quantity of the product
- Set up recycling systems for Bulletin production.
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Written by Nadia McLaren, Union of International Associations, with revisions and HTML layout by Robert Pollard, Information Habitat: Where Information Lives.