| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.94 |
| Liaison | David Greenwood |
| Submission Date | Nov. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lakehead University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.06 / 1.00 |
Andrew
Carr STARS Researcher Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies |
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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?:
No
None
A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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None
The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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None
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
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None
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
Yes
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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 | 22,674 US/Canadian $ |
| 30-49 percent | 3,358.60 US/Canadian $ |
| 50-69 percent | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
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Total expenditures on office paper :
73,970.60
US/Canadian $
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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:
Lakehead University's paper purchasing is currently all done through the Lakehead University print shop. All of Lakehead's printer paper is purchased through Office Max and is Grand & Toy paper. All of the office paper is the "Grand & Toy Premium copy paper" including 8½*11 and 11*17 paper sizes.
In 2013, Lakehead University used ~6,000,000 sheets of this paper. Additionally included here is the cover weight paper which is used for business cards and envelopes and some letterhead on campus. The brand name of this paper is cougar. In 2013, 12,000 sheets of this were used for business cards (10,000 for Thunder Bay and 2,000 for Orillia) and an additional 130,000 were used to make envelopes.
See OP 14 context story regarding the transition from 100% post-consumer recycled paper to 100% virgin office paper. lakeheadsustainability.ca
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