Paper, what's the big deal

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Paper, what's the big deal?

• Tree Movie

By Hannah Hamilton, Christy McShea, Mark,
Wendaur, Amanda Means
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Paper Making Facts

• Types of Paper Making
• 1) Mechanical 2) Chemical
• Uses electricity, water, natural gas, chemicals
• Mill uses 782,430,000 kwatts
• 1 tree makes 16.67 reams
• 675,200,000 joules in one ream
• 337,600,000 joules in one recycled ream
• 30 lbs of coal per ream
• Total energy consumption is 470 million barrels
  of petroleum
• 1 ton office paper uses 24 trees

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Life Cycle Analysis of the Production of Paper
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How much paper does Allegheny Registrar use each
year?

• Mailing of transcript, schedule, and
  requirements (5 sheets of paper)
• 2119 x 5 10,595 sheets of paper
• 10,595 x 3 31,785 sheets of paper (for student,
  advisor, and file)
• 31,785 x 2 63,570 sheets of paper (for two
  semesters)
• Mailing of revised schedules (1 sheet of paper)
• 2,119 x 2 4,238 sheets of paper (for two
  semesters)
• 4,238 x 3 12, 714 sheets of paper (for student
  advisor and file)
• Total amount of paper distributed for these items
  by the registrar in one year alone 76,284
  sheets of paper
• Total amount distributed for these items in a
  four year college students time at Allegheny
  305,136 sheets of paper
• This does not even count what financial aid and
  other various clubs and groups send out each year

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How much paper is that exactly?

• The original mailing of 5 sheets of paper to
  students alone in one semester 10,595
  sheets of paper
• A box of paper has 5000 sheets of paper
• A ream of paper has 500 sheets of paper
• 10,595 sheets of paper 2 boxes and 1 ream and
  95 pieces of paper
• 76,284 pieces of paper
• 152.5 reams of paper (500 sheets per ream)
• 15.25 boxes of paper (5000 sheets per box)
• 9.1 trees to produce

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The Solution

• Offices such as the registrar should send out
  mailings advising students to check Web advisor
  for updates to their academic profile
• Student groups should use email as a way of
  notification of activities
• Students can sign a paper authorizing their
  email address to be given out to Allegheny groups
  due to privacy policies
• For paper that must be sent out through mail
  Allegheny should use recycled paper

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References

• http//web.mit/edu/civenv/k12edu/game/game.swf
• www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mpapermaking.html
• www.conserveatree.com/learn/enviroissues/treestats
  .shtml
• www.bcua.org/solidwaste_recycling.html
• www.drf.umd.edu/recycling/documents/3-stillnotconv
  inced.pdf
• www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/reps/enduse/er01_mid-atl_tabl
  .html