‘Free’ Printing? Not at These Schools

The End Results:

Griffin: Waste decreased to almost null. With more students having wireless access to campus printers, printing has increased three-fold.

Mascarenhas: In 1998 the total cost of lab printing was $191,000. It grew to $423,000 in 2002. The volume in 2002 reached 13 million; this has now dropped to approximately 2.5 million prints and a value of $55,000.