Douglas Viau

The University of Vermont Medical Center

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76 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

pounds of paper

have been saved

Douglas's actions

Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Choose Two-Sided Printing

Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?

Douglas Viau 10/16/2018 5:47 AM

the easiest way would be if the default printer settings were for 2 sided versus 1 sided printing. People would have to actively choose one sided. Right now it is the opposite so many times things just print one sided unless I think to change it before I click print. Easy to miss that way. If it defaulted everyone could achieve this objective.

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