| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.19 |
| Liaison | Ali Dutton |
| Submission Date | May 13, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida International University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.58 / 1.00 |
Alexandra
Dutton Program Manager Office of University Sustainability |
Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase office paper that has recycled content and/or is certified to meet multi-criteria sustainability standards for paper?:
A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
FIU has set a standard that any white office paper purchased must have a minimum of 30% recycled content. FIU Business Services has worked with OfficeMax, FIU's preferred office supplier, to automatically default white office paper purchase to 30% recycled content.
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
Expenditures on office paper with the following levels of post-consumer recycled, agricultural residue, and/or FSC certified content::
| Expenditure Per Level | |
| 10-29 percent | 740.77 US/Canadian $ |
| 30-49 percent | 194,027.80 US/Canadian $ |
| 50-69 percent | 23,565.40 US/Canadian $ |
| 70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) | 31.78 US/Canadian $ |
| 90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) | 7,324.73 US/Canadian $ |
Total expenditures on office paper :
The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
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