Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.33
Liaison Larry Cook
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

University of South Carolina
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.10 / 2.00 Malte Weiland
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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 :

All purchasing of paper at the University of South Carolina is done through a centralized purchasing office, that requires the product to meet certain levels of recycled content. This also allows the purchaser to choose from FSC certified papers.


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 :
0 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
287,227.73 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
0 US/Canadian $

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

Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
287,227.73 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.