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The laundry and printing quotas at Dickinson College are two policies which combine financial and environmental sustainability. Both quotas were implemented | The laundry and printing quotas at Dickinson College are two policies which combine financial and environmental sustainability. Both quotas were implemented at the same time, but the discussions which culminated in these decisions are different. Therefore, it is important to provide their concise history in order to better understand the current policies, as well as re-evaluate them in order to make them effective and efficient. Such policies call for an appropriate amount of education about the decision and its implications to be available to students. The laundry quota was put in place for the fall 2009 semester. | ||
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Revision as of 03:13, 18 November 2009
Dickinson College Laundry and Printing Quotas
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In the fall of 2009, Dickinson College implemented both a printing and a laundry quota. Student reactions to these changes have varied. This Wiki page will explore the different reasonings for employing for both quotas and explore the social, environmental and economic impacts of them implementation. We hope this page will serve as a tool to both the Dickinson College administration and students. Information gathered will be used to critique the existing quota systems and to formulate suggestions for potential future changes.
History of Quotas and Sustainability at Dickinson College
The laundry and printing quotas at Dickinson College are two policies which combine financial and environmental sustainability. Both quotas were implemented at the same time, but the discussions which culminated in these decisions are different. Therefore, it is important to provide their concise history in order to better understand the current policies, as well as re-evaluate them in order to make them effective and efficient. Such policies call for an appropriate amount of education about the decision and its implications to be available to students. The laundry quota was put in place for the fall 2009 semester.
