Definition of "GOOS"
GOOS
adjective
not comparable
Of paper: blank and usable on one side but not the other; also, of a container: intended for holding such paper.
Quotations
"Why are you writing on a piece of paper?" he asks, appalled. I look down at the back of the school flyer I had just scribbled on. "… Because I believe in GOOS paper?" But he has already disappeared upstairs, to find his laptop.
2018 July 4, Uzma Jalaluddin, “The perils of meal planning”, in Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont.: Toronto Star Newspapers, archived from the original on 2025-04-17
GOOS Bins [section heading] / 91% of participating EcoSchools have implemented a GOOS paper (or Good On One Side paper) system within their classrooms, libraries, and administrative areas. The concept is very simple and requires a school to create a bin system to house paper that is still blank "good" on one side. This encourages staff and students to use the other side of the GOOS paper for quick notes, quizzes, etc. in lieu of reaching for a fresh piece.
2020, Lindsay Bunce, Nancy McGee, Christina Phillips-MacNeil, “Ontario EcoSchools: A Framework for Environmental Learning and Action in K-12 Schools”, in Annette Gough, John Chi-Kin Lee, Eric Po Keung Tsang, editors, Green Schools Globally: Stories of Impact on Education for Sustainable Development (International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education), Cham, Zug, Switzerland: Springer Nature, part II (Country Stories), section 7.4.2.3 (GOOS Bins), page 109