| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.90 |
| Liaison | Hannes Gerhardt |
| Submission Date | March 30, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of West Georgia
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.29 / 1.00 |
Hannes
Gerhardt Sustainability Director Department of Geosciences |
Total expenditures on office paper :
Expenditures on office paper with the following levels of post-consumer recycled, agricultural residue, and/or FSC certified content::
| Expenditure Per Level | |
| 10-29 percent | 160,028 US/Canadian $ |
| 30-49 percent | 1,759.68 US/Canadian $ |
| 50-69 percent | 12.62 US/Canadian $ |
| 70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) | 40,007 US/Canadian $ |
Percentage of expenditures on office paper that is 90-100 percent post-consumer recycled and/or agricultural residue content and/or FSC Recycled label:
A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn (i.e. one-year time period or representative sample):
This is all from 2017
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Office paper is bought through a contract with Staples - about a quarter of all paper purchases. In these purchases mostly virgin paper is used. Our in house Pub & Print uses 10%-15% post-consumer recycled content certified by Sustainable Forestry Commission (SFC) paper for about 80% of its paper. About 20% of Pub and Print paper used is 90-100% recycled.
Office paper is bought through a contract with Staples - about a quarter of all paper purchases. In these purchases mostly virgin paper is used. Our in house Pub & Print uses 10%-15% post-consumer recycled content certified by Sustainable Forestry Commission (SFC) paper for about 80% of its paper. About 20% of Pub and Print paper used is 90-100% recycled.
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