Do you know that it would take approximately 4,444 trees to print an issue of the Straits Times for a circulation of about 400,000 each day? Currently, the environmental problems faced by the world are becoming more extensive and there is an increasing urgency for humanity to view the issue with utmost importance. The fragility of our global climate coupled by our dependence on it further highlights the gravity of the situation and Man should no longer hesitate to act upon this issue. It is a global crisis and it would require a global concerted effort to help mitigate or even solve this problem. Therefore, everyone can help to contribute to save our Earth no matter how insignificant our efforts may seem and there are many ways in which we can do so.
Among them, recycling is a major world-wide program which involves government bodies, large corporations and organizations. Therefore, NUS students, we should all take part in this GREEN PLAN campaign as the environmentalists who love nature and earth.
The objective of this report is to give awareness of the recycling campaign and my target reader will be all NUS staffs and students. From that campaign, all NUS staffs and students will be given an attention or awareness of paper recycling.
In order to raise the awareness of the above issue, an attitudinal survey should be conducted. I realize that we can see the situation from the survey results whether how many people are very active to participate in green plan campaign.
Some of my survey questions will be-
1. Awareness of 3R methods such as Reduce, Reuse and Recycle?
2. Should the system be changed to using E resources instead of printing on papers?
3. Should we provide more extensive network of paper recycling bins in the whole campus?
4.Should we use recycled papers for all text books and writing pads and printing shops?
From the survey results, the data will be reported to Office of Student’s Affair (OSA) for implementation.
The short term and long term benefits from green plan campaign will be such as reduction of air pollution, energy consumption, cutting down the trees or harvesting of the forests and lower costs.
