MUNCIE – This is not something you hear every day: Muncie Community Schools is considering a district-wide copy machine study.
Fred Christopher, who heads up the district’s energy conservation efforts, said such a study could save the district thousands each month. Yes, thousands.
Turns out the copy machines and desktop printers are costing the district $300,000 a year (more than $90,000 just on ink). Some of the energy-sucking machines, Christopher said during Tuesday’s regular school board meeting, are 18 years old and not exactly the most efficient.
Copiers are an important part of a teacher’s educational arsenal, and new ones, Christopher said, could save the district $7,000 to $8,000 a month.