Monthly Archive for September, 2009

I wanted to share some stats with you all on paper consumption in terms of ‘trees’.  My goal is to help educate all CEIC neighbors into exploring how to reduce paper consumption.  I have a web analytics tool that I can schedule with you in your office and we can calculate your carbon footprint associated with your paper consumption.

I also have software that will ‘force or suggest’ that that e-mail you are trying to print single-sided in color REALLY needs to be duplexed, 2-up, in black & white. [Hint: that is an instant 75% savings method on your paper consumption]

Please email me with your name, title, company, and contact information.  I will call you to schedule your paper and office equipment green analysis.

SOME TYPICAL CALCULATIONS

1 ton of uncoated virgin (non-recycled) printing and office paper uses 24 trees

1 ton of 100% virgin (non-recycled) newsprint uses 12 trees

A “pallet” of copier paper (20-lb. sheet weight, or 20#) contains 40 cartons and weighs 1 ton. Therefore,

1 carton (10 reams) of 100% virgin copier paper uses .6 trees

1 tree makes 16.67 reams of copy paper or 8,333.3 sheets

1 ream (500 sheets) uses 6% of a tree (and those add up quickly!)

1 ton of coated, higher-end virgin magazine paper (used for magazines like National Geographic and many others) uses a little more than 15 trees (15.36)

1 ton of coated, lower-end virgin magazine paper (used for newsmagazines and most catalogs) uses nearly 8 trees (7.68)

How do you calculate how many trees are saved by using recycled paper?

(1) Multiply the number of trees needed to make a ton of the kind of paper you’re talking about (groundwood or freesheet), then

(2) multiply by the percent recycled content in the paper.

For example,

1 ton (40 cartons) of 30% postconsumer content copier paper saves 7.2 trees

1 ton of 50% postconsumer content copier paper saves 12 trees.

Tired of the ‘trespass campers’ in front of your building? Seeing unscrupulous things happening around your block? With the new Police precinct realignment, we are receiving many positive comments about the progress they are making in cleaning up our district and making it safer.

The Central Eastside District is the largest of Portland’s seven districts, and although the police are making positive changes, they can’t be everywhere. If you are having problems or issues, let us know via email (ceic@ceic.cc) and we’ll pass on your concerns to the police.

Currently we have a Board Member who has been attending the downtown “problem solving meeting” at Central Precinct as a representative for the Central Eastside. They are organized and supportive in helping to solve problems and keep things manageable. It would be helpful if businesses in the area would relay any concerns or problems in your area (camping, drug dealing, prostitution, vandalism) on a regular basis so that he may inform the precinct commander of problems that need attention in the district.

Portland Parks is leading an effort to plan and design a community center on the former Washington High school campus. SERA Architects has been selected by Parks to conduct the feasibility and programming study of the center.

One of the studies options will include the reuse of the building for a portion to be a theatre and classrooms. There are also discussions about placing a pool and a soccer field. In order to raise the funds for this project, Portland Parks is anticipating a bond measure.

To learn more about the project and what Portland Parks has planned for the site (and for raising funds), attend the CEIC Land Use meeting on Tuesday, October 6th, 3:30 – 5:00PM at Goodwill Industries (1943 SE 6th Ave) . Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong, Community Engagement and Public Involvement Manager of Portland Parks and Recreation will be presenting Parks ideas.

Susan Anderson, Director, City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, is the featured speaker for the CEIC Quarterly Meeting which is sponsored by PGE.

Ms. Anderson will discuss her ideas on making Portland an economically thriving and sustainable city, the Central City Master Plan and how it will effect the businesses in the Central Eastside Industrial District, as well as the goals of the new Bureau.

The event will be held on Tuesday, September 29th from 5:30PM – 7:00PM at OMSI. In addition to learning more about what is going on in the district, this will also be an opportunity to meet new CEIC businesses.

Get your questions answered and see what the CEIC is doing to protect your business. To reserve your spots, contact us at ceic@ceic.cc or by phone at 503.768.4299, or Quarterly flyer Sept 2009 and fax or mail it in..