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My name is Sabrina, and I'm here to talk to you about saving the planet.

One blog post at a time.

I became concerned about the planet ever since middle school, when Recycle man came to the school and did a presentation. While I was young at the time, I did all I could to enforce recycling in my household. I even forced my younger brothers to start separating bottles and paper from the rest of the garbage.

Now, while I do focus on saving the planet, I also focus on saving money.

A big waster of trees and resources are college campuses.

Think about it, a college this big, with almost no recycle bins. The thousands of bottles, cans, and boxes that get thrown away on a daily basis are taking a toll on this campus.

Also take a moment to think about the amount of paper we waste in classrooms.

Teachers print syllabi, they print outlines for assignments. Students print their homework assignments; lab reports, research papers, speeches.

Paper, and money, is constantly being wasted on this campus.

Take into consideration the price of a printer, cartridges of ink, and printer paper.

The university would be much more eco-friendly if everything moved to Sakai.

Teachers are slowly starting to convert to Sakai, putting up syllabi, putting up assignments. But what about the students?

We waste money, and destroy the planet by printing out 20 page research papers, handing them in, and throwing them out as soon as they are graded.

Instead, the university could allow students to upload their homework via pdf format onto Sakai.

Not only is this option cost-friendly for the students, but it also cuts down on the amount of trees wasted.