Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.51
Liaison Miriam Keep
Submission Date July 31, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.71 / 2.00 Stephanie Lage
Assistant Director
Ctr for Sustainable Environment
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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:
http://cam.illinois.edu/vii/VII-b-9.htm

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
University departments and units should purchase products with recycled material content whenever cost, specifications, standards, and availability are comparable to products without recycled content. The University will identify those items that are frequently purchased for which recycled-content items can be substituted. Additional preference will be given to the specification of items with the highest percentage content of recycled material. Examples of products and materials covered include, but are not limited to: office supplies, paper products, building materials, lubricants of all types, reprocessed chemicals, remanufactured parts, landscape products (yard waste), and materials used in pavement construction projects. The use of recycled materials is also encouraged when orders are placed for printed goods (i.e. brochures, catalogs, books, letterheads, business cards, etc). In addition, the procurement guidelines seek to eliminate the purchase of non-recyclable materials when suitable substitutes exist.

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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 :
142,364 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
24,162 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 :
12,770 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on office paper :
611,059 US/Canadian $

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