Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.18
Liaison James Biesecker
Submission Date March 7, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Gettysburg College
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 1.00 Peter North
No longer with the College
Finance & Administration
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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?:
No

A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
No

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 ---
30-49 percent ---
50-69 percent ---
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) ---
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) ---

Total expenditures on office paper :
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The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The printers at Gettysburg College use Domtar EarthChoice paper, which is made from sustainably grown forests. It is approved by the Rainforest Alliance supported and manufactured without the use of chlorine or alkalines.


The printers at Gettysburg College use Domtar EarthChoice paper, which is made from sustainably grown forests. It is approved by the Rainforest Alliance supported and manufactured without the use of chlorine or alkalines.

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