| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.69 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Jan. 5, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Bloomington
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.03 / 2.00 |
Tim
Rice Director of Purchasing Administration Purchasing |
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase recycled content office paper?:
Yes
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The URL where the recycled paper policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
None
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Purchasing organizes and participates in campus events that highlight our green purchasing initiatives, including the use of recycled paper. We also promote this via occasional newsletter articles.
Over 50% of the paper that Indiana University - Bloomington uses is recycled paper. The Indiana University - Bloomington letterhead is made of 15% post-consumer recycled paper. Printing Services is the largest generator of good recyclable paper on campus.
(http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/sustainable/university.shtml)
An example of a newsletter can be found at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~purchase/newsletter/epic/epic_0704.pdf
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Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on recycled paper)?:
Yes
None
Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper :
200,104
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
360,599
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
4,223
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
16,686
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
35,584
US/Canadian $
None
Total expenditures on office paper :
666,447
US/Canadian $
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Our actual spend for 7/09 – 2/10 are given as requested, with annualized numbers (projected for the year) listed below:
Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper
$300,156
Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper
$540,898
Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper
$6,335
Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper
$25,029
Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper
$53,671
Total expenditures on office paper $999,671
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.