Hello. I am Hyeongju Jin from Belgium.
If you want to know more about me, please refer to my introduction on this Handong Platform.
https://saebeomi.blogspot.com/2026/06/handong-friend-hyeongju-jin-from.html
1. Home (지역의 환경문제 파악)
Massive Paper Waste via Physical Announcements at Handong Global University Whenever the university issues official announcements, event guides, or promotional pamphlets, an excessive amount of physical paper is printed and distributed. The vast majority of these documents are discarded immediately without being read, creating a highly visible mountain of preventable paper waste across campus garbage bins.
2. Objective (환경문제의 원인 파악)
Apathy-Driven Overproduction and Outdated Distribution Habits The root cause is twofold: administrative inertia and a lack of audience tailoring. Budget holders continuously overproduce physical prints based on maximum capacity rather than actual demand. Furthermore, they ignore the technological reality of the current student demographic (20s), who are completely fluent in digital reading and actually prefer electronic formats over carrying bulky paper.
3. Plan (환경문제의 해결책)
"Download-and-Purge" PDF System to Combat Digital Carbon Footprints We propose a complete transition to a digital-first notification system via QR codes and individual PDF downloads. Crucially, to prevent "Digital Carbon Footprints"—where cloud storage continuously consumes data center electricity—the policy will include a "Download and Discard. Students will be trained to download files locally to read offline and delete them afterward, ensuring true, zero-emission sustainability.
4. Execute (해결책 실천 및 실행 방안)
Pre-Event Organizer Direct Consultation and Academic Bureau Petition We can personally contact the organizers of major upcoming campus events to implement a "Zero-Paper PDF Flyer" policy as a pilot case. Following the event's success, we should formally petition the University Academic Affairs Bureau to mandate digital PDF alternatives for all official university-wide notices, transforming the campus into a benchmark for paperless and digital-conscious education.
