Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.12
Liaison Daryl Pierson
Submission Date Feb. 21, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Portland State University
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.40 / 2.00 Molly Bressers
Program & Outreach Coordinator
Campus Sustainability Office
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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 :
There is a state mandate that "No less than 35 percent of state agency procurement of paper products may be from recycled paper products. [2003 c.794 §21]" and as a state institution, PSU must comply with that mandate.

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Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on recycled paper)?:
Yes

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Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper :
0 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
47,101.16 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
3,560.85 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
0 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
64,035.32 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on office paper :
142,126.32 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The purchasing data above is from PSU's main paper vendor, Office Depot.

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