Print Smart. Save the Planet.

Print Smart. Save the Planet.

At Montclair State University, every printed page has an impact — and together, we can make that impact smaller.

Between September 1 and October 31, our campus printed over 1.6 million pages, consuming the equivalent of 147 trees and producing 15,610 kilograms of CO₂ — enough energy to power a light bulb for nearly 1 million hours.

Let’s do our part to reduce waste while maintaining efficient and sustainable printing practices.

Eco-Friendly Printing Tips

• Print only when necessary. Before hitting “Print,” ask yourself if digital sharing or cloud storage could be a better alternative.
• Use duplex (double-sided) printing. Nearly half of all campus prints were duplex — let’s push that number even higher.
• Choose grayscale over color. 79% of our pages were printed in black and white — a great start! Try to reserve color printing for essential materials.
• Avoid single-use print jobs. Combine documents into a single print session to reduce warm-up energy and idle toner usage.
• Recycle responsibly. Use paper recycling bins in labs and offices to ensure used paper is repurposed, not wasted.

Together, Small Changes Add Up

With 8,843 active users and 482 printers across campus, even small shifts in printing habits can lead to massive environmental savings. Whether you’re a student printing a paper or an instructor preparing class materials, being print-conscious helps conserve resources — one sheet at a time.