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E-Mail's Contribution to Total Paper Consumption on the U.C. Berkeley Campus: An Investigation of the Printing Behavior of Both Students and Staff
Overview Digital technologies, such as the Internet, electronic libraries, and electronic mail (commonly called 'e-mail') have fundamental opportunities to reduce paper use. However, digital technologies also provide ample opportunities for vast waste of resources, such as paper. Despite the believable promises of a "paperless, digital future", paper consumption trends have indicated exponentially increases in the United States (Abramovitz et al.). The fact that modern technologies have greatly increased the amount of paper output suggests a tendency toward maintaining both digital and paper copies of documents and communications. The consequences of this behavior could exacerbate the already heavy reliance on national resources, namely forests, and possibly be solely responsible for the devastation of natural environments worldwide.
| Publisher | University of California | File Format | |
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| Date Published | May 2001 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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