University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

http://www.policy.ucsb.edu/policies/policy-docs/sustainable-procurement.pdf PAPER Virgin paper should not be purchased for routine office tasks. At minimum, 30% post consumer waste and recycled content paper should be used for routine office tasks. Faculty are strongly encouraged to require class-work that is submitted to be printed on both sides, where the nature of the work does not demand single sided submittals

The University of California, Santa Barara has a campus and systemwide policy requiring the purchase of recycled content paper. Each department is responsible for purchasing its own paper. Although UCSB does not currently have an adequate procurement system in place to verify each individual purchase, historical figures indicate that ~90% of paper purchases were completed through Central Stores. In order to direct campus departments toward purchasing recycled content paper, Central Stores originally charged a premium on virgin paper and significantly discounted recycled content paper. The purchasing figures indicate this resulted in a market shift throughout campus. Some departments continue to utilize virgin paper to address special needs or unique equipment. The UCSB policy can be found at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/sustainability/documents/policy_sustain_prac.pdf