Green Tip #6 – Avoid printing ATM receipts

The printing of ATM receipts not only wastes paper but also creates a litter problem. There are about 1,416 ATM locations provided by the three local banks (DBS/POSB – 676; UOB – 385; OCBC – 355). If there are two people printing receipts from each ATM machine daily, we would end up with more than one million paper receipts annually.

And this is not taking into account the fact that there can be more than one ATM machine at each location and that there are more than five other banks with ATM machines. Imagine the paper wasted if we take all these into account.

In addition, the receipts are often found as litter around the ATM machines. So, choose not to print receipts and check your bank account online or update your bank book regularly to ensure that there is no discrepancy.

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Event: Sustainable Use of Eco-Textiles in Eco-packaging

Speaker: Dr Charu Jain, Gap International Sourcing Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Venue: SEI Training Room , Environment Building, #06-00, Singapore 228231

This seminar discusses the various eco friendly textiles and its production, applications and markets. Read more and register at the SEI website.

Event: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Climate Change – Economics and Business

Speaker: Professor Parkash Chander, Head of Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Dr Scott Valentine, Researcher, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
and Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law

Venue: University Hall Auditorium, Level 2, Lee Kong Chian Wing, National University of Singapore

This event is organised by the Students Against the Violation of the Earth (SAVE) and the Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC). Learn from the speakers on the topics of climate change, the economics involved and how being green makes business sense. More details at the CSC website.

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Media Coverage

AsiaIsGreen and Green Future Solutions are mentioned in the following media:

Newspapers

• my paper (Chinese article published on 22 Jan 08 – What Singapore should do to reduce the use of plastic bags; 228 KB)

Websites

• Youth Habitat
• Sustainable Style Foundation
• Chasing Clean Air
• TreeHugger
• Green Maven
• Best Green Blogs
• Zerofootprint
• Other websites and blogs via Technorati

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