| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.06 |
| Liaison | Saiyare Refaei |
| Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2010 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Pacific Lutheran University
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 2.00 |
Danyelle
Thomas Sustainability Assistant Facilities Management |
Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase recycled content office paper?:
The URL where the recycled paper policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Everything printed with University letterhead is mandated to be 30% post-consumer recycled paper. In addition, everything that is printed through university printing is automatically duplexed, and printed on paper that is between 10-30% recycled material. They encourage the use of scanning and faxing instead of copying. They have also moved to the use of multi-purpose machines (scanning, faxing, copying, printing) in order to reduce the amount of electricity consumed. The Admission viewbook has been printed on 100% recycled material since 2005.
Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on recycled paper)?:
Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper :
Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
Total expenditures on office paper :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
PLU does not have a central purchasing office, which makes it really difficult to measure the amount of paper that is purchased and consumed.
PLU does not have a central purchasing office, which makes it really difficult to measure the amount of paper that is purchased and consumed.
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