Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.54
Liaison Tavey Capps
Submission Date Oct. 18, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Duke University
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.64 / 2.00 Tavey Capps
Environmental Sustainability Director
Office of the Executive Vice President
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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 :

Duke University and Health System has a stated preference for recycled-content office paper, which can be found in the EPP Guidelines. This preference has also been communicated widely through the “Conserve Our Green” campaign which promotes the purchase of recycled-content products. Additionally, Duke University's major office supply vendor has modified online ordering systems so that the default item to purchase is recycled-content office 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 :
0 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
217,695 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
10,641 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 :
62,953 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
1,629,291 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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