Environmental impact of paper consumption in the educational sector and digital learning – examination system post Covid-19

Abstract

In recent years, digital learning and examination system has received great importance in the educational sectors due to the present COVID-19 pandemic situation. This online digital learning and examination system had many advantages over the traditional paper-based offline system. Since the amount of paper consumption is very less in the digital online education and examination, this approach could be ideal for saving the tree and reducing the environmental risks. Moreover, digital learning and examination system could be more convenient, time-consuming and safe in the current COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes the environmental impact of traditional education and examination systems, different types of tools available for conducting online education and assessments and strategies to minimize paper usage in the teaching-learning and examination systems.