| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.55 |
| Liaison | Daryl Pierson |
| Submission Date | Feb. 11, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Portland State University
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.17 / 2.00 |
PJ
Houser Office Assistant Campus Sustainability Office |
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase recycled content office paper?:
Yes
None
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 :
A purchasing policy in the works includes this wording:
PAPER PURCHASING: PSU encourages reduction paper reduction, reuse and recycling practices and encourages the purchase of paper that containing the highest post-consumer recycled content as is economically feasible. It is not mandatory to purchase recycled content paper, but no less than 35% of paper purchases may be from recycled paper products (ORS 279A.155).
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At the minimum, there is a state mandate that "No less than 35 percent of state agency procurements of paper products may be from recycled paper products. [2003 c.794 §21]"
None
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 :
1,696.52
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
78,144.55
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
288.65
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
0
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
64,711.35
US/Canadian $
None
Total expenditures on office paper :
215,835
US/Canadian $
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
How the numbers above are calculated: From the sorted and detailed data for the Copy Paper Report FY2008 (not included in the report for privacy issues), the amount spent per interval is summed.
PSU's FY2008 purchases:
%PCW Amount
0 to 10 $70,993.93
10 to 29 $1,696.52
30 to 49 $78,144.55
50 to 69 $288.65
70 to 89 $0.00
90 to 100 $64,711.35
all intervals $215,835.00
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