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2009 PaperCuts Green Office Fair

The City of Seattle's PaperCuts Campaign and the Local Hazardous Waste Program in King County welcomed over a hundred people to talks, demos, and trainings for working sustainably. Attendees shared experiences and tools for saving paper, saving time, saving energy, and saving dollars.

Green Office Fair Presentations:

• Green Office Fair Schedule (PDF)
• Morning Panel (Powerpoint)
  Contains all the following:
  • Overview for the day
  • Welcome by Nancy Locke
  • Kinley Deller and Greg Gachowsky how to save paper and the environment
  • PaperCuts accomplishments Larry Garcia
  • Sharing information tools Suzanne Kohaya
  • Green office resources Shirli Axelrod
  • Seattle green purchasing Jason Edens
  • Use of standards and certifications Karin Kraft
  • Recycling and composting Tom Gannon
• Vicki Childs Notes (Paperless pay stubs and more) (Word)
• Eric Nelson Notes (King County Green Purchasing) (Word)
• Liz Martini Green Design Print Class (PDF)
  Green Design Strategy Checklist (PDF)
• Debra Taevs Healthcare Class (Powerpoint)

Questions? Contact Shirli.Axelrod@Seattle.gov or Dawn.Blanch@Seattle.gov, Seattle PaperCuts co-leads, or Tracee Tracee.Mayfield@Kingcounty.gov

Northwest Pollution Prevention Roundtable
January 13th and 14th, 2009
Vancouver, WA

• Charlie Cunniff
  Seattle Carbon Calculator (Excel)
  Carbon Calculator Data Checklist (PDF)
  Climate Action Guidebook for Offices (PDF)

PaperCuts Green Office Fair:

• Bill Schrier, Technology - Savior or Curse for the Environment
• Lisa Clyde - Sharepoint
• Bryan Guy - Shrinking Your Office Footprint
• Debra Taevs - Greening Your Meetings

2007 Northwest Paper Forum
The third "Northwest Paper Forum" was held in December 2007, a gathering of Washington and Oregon agencies and companies advancing paper waste prevention and the purchasing of environmentally-responsible paper.

Watch NW Paper Forum Videos on Seattle Channel 21.

Find out more about the NW Paper Forum.

NW Paper Forum 2006 | Summary Recap

On December 5, 2006 over 50 professionals from across the Northwest gathered to share their knowledge and experiences in paper purchasing, recycling and conservation. Highlighted presentations include:

• Introduction/ Updates from the Field - Presented by Debra Taevs, PRPC



• The Northwest's Influence on the Global World of Paper (with notes) Presented by Susan Kinsella, Conservatree



• City of Seattle PaperCuts Campaign Presented by Jetta Antonakos, Seattle Public Utilities



• The Environmental Paper Assessment Tool Presented by Tom Pollock, Metafore and Jim Hanna, Starbucks Coffee Co.

City of Seattle PaperCuts Campaign - an update presented at National Recycling Coalition on October 25, 2006

Presentation by Jetta Antonakos, Waste Management Project Manager and PaperCuts Team leader at the National Recycling Coalition Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.