Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.10
Liaison Steve Mital
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

University of Oregon
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.07 / 2.00 Mark Dixon
Assistant Director
Printing and Mailing Services
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase recycled content office paper?:
Yes

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 :

As stated in the paper policy, "University Printing Services shall have the authority to specify the minimum recycled content standard in bid solicitations to accomplish the purpose of this policy. The default for all office equipment that uses paper, such as copiers, printers and fax machines, shall be set to reflect these specifications, and be in compliance with the State of Oregon policy guidelines. Every effort will be made to eliminate excessive or unnecessary paper use."


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

Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper :
104,527.05 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
198,738.52 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
15,094.76 US/Canadian $

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

Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
113,472.55 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
583,500.35 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The totals above are for the 2010 calendar year. They report recycled content from campus office paper purchased from West Coast Paper, Spicers, OfficeMax, and Staples. These companies represent roughly 80 percent of office paper purchasing at the UO.


The totals above are for the 2010 calendar year. They report recycled content from campus office paper purchased from West Coast Paper, Spicers, OfficeMax, and Staples. These companies represent roughly 80 percent of office paper purchasing at the UO.

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