Printing Statistics in IT-managed Computing Sites

The PrintLess project, initiated in the spring semester of 2002, has successfully reduced printing and substantial waste. The following table provides printer page counts and costs of consumables (based on the fiscal year to be consistent with the two charging periods of the program).

Fiscal Year

Page
Counts

Percent (%) Change
from Previous Year

Cost of 
Consumables

Percent (%) Change 
from Previous Year

1999-00

4,279,479

$ 68,697

2000-01

4,797,702

12.11

$ 91,086

32.59

2001-02

6,118,227

27.52

$ 70,595

(22.50)

2002-03

4,915,145

 (19.66)  

$ 51,326

(27.30)

2003-04

2,151,420

(56.23)

$ 29,167

(43.17)

2004-05

1,917,453

(10.92)

$ 18,857

(35.35)

2005-06

1,798,038

(6.22)

$ 18,353

 (2.67)

2006-07

1,582,112

(12.00)

$ 22,203

17.34

2007-08 
(YTD)

1,004,988

Total IT costs (printer depreciation, maintenance, staffing and consumables) is approximately $90,000.