| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.92 |
| Liaison | Elisabeth Reed |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Illinois State University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.25 / 1.00 |
Elisabeth
Reed Director Office of Sustainability |
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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?:
Yes
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A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
ISU requires that anything printed for public distribution must be printed on recycle content paper. Order forms allow for an opt-out option for specialized non-recycle content paper.
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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
The Printing Services Department works with vendors to insure recycling content in over 90% of what ISU buys. There is one of our copier papers, that can be requested, that does not have recycled content. That stock is noted as such. However almost all of the copier paper orders come in requested for recycled content. Both on our order form and online, the stocks are noted to recycled content.
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
No
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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) | --- |
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Total expenditures on office paper :
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The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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