Going green seems to be the catch phrase going around the world right now. There are so many things that the media, government, and even maybe your super environmental or political friends are telling you to do in order to save the environment. public transportation and turning off the AC when you leave the house are both wonderful suggestions, but did you ever think about saving the environment by being an online student?
It’s true. On average, a college student prints off about 48 pages of paper per month. By being an online student, you could save – about 400 pages of paper per school year.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency:
- - Every ton of paper made from recycled materials saves about 17 trees.
- - Recycling paper uses 60% less energy than manufacturing paper from virgin timber.
- - Nearly 81.3 million tons of paper and paperboard waste was generated in the U.S. in 1994.
- - Americans throw away enough office and writing paper annually to build a wall 12 feet high stretching from Los Angeles to New York City.
- - Paper and paperboard constituted the largest portion of the U.S. municipal solid waste in 1999, representing 38.1% of the total waste by weight.
So the next time someone accuses you of being selfish or lazy by being an online student, just tell them you’re doing your part to go green (and save time and money in the long run!)
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