Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.13
Liaison Keisha Payson
Submission Date July 11, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Bowdoin College
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.71 / 2.00 Keisha Payson
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainable Bowdoin
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase recycled content office paper?:
Yes

The URL where the recycled paper policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :

The college asks the people in charge of individual office's paper orders to take into account Bowdoin's preference for recycled content office paper. Additionally, Bowdoin secured a new deal for 100% recycled content paper in 2010. This move was publicized through emails. Purchasing contracts and invoices confirm the use of recycled content paper.


Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on recycled paper)?:
Yes

Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper :
78.88 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
7,500.56 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
2,890.07 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
0 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
40,483.80 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
56,169.84 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Ninety-one percent of the College's office paper expenditures consist of recycled content. Of that 91%, 80% of dollars spent is on 100% recycled paper.


Ninety-one percent of the College's office paper expenditures consist of recycled content. Of that 91%, 80% of dollars spent is on 100% recycled paper.

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