| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.33 |
| Liaison | Nina Hartwig |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.07 / 2.00 |
John
Gardner Sustainability Planning & Policy Analyst Office of Sustainability |
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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:
None
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
UWM purchases goods and services through State Procurement and adheres to policies, directives and guidelines established by the UW System. 100% of office paper purchased is a minimum of 30% post-consumer recycled content per state guidelines, and ranges from 30-100% post-consumer recycled content. Federal RMAN Guidelines for Paper Products serve as recommendations for state agencies.
As per the guidelines, exceptions to the “buy recycled only” policy must be documented by each agency and are to be retained in agency files for 3 years. Contract vendors will report exceptions to Bureau contract administrators for all statewide contract purchasing; and agencies will record exceptions encountered in non-contract purchasing. Due to the much greater availability of high quality recycled paper meeting the federal standards, exceptions are expected to be rare for most agencies. (current law does not recognize higher cost as an acceptable rationale for not buying recycled paper.) Exceptions should be documented and filed as they happen, unless other arrangements need to be made for vendors and high-volume purchasers.
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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 $
None
Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
671,786
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
0
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
0
US/Canadian $
None
Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
0
US/Canadian $
None
Total expenditures on office paper :
707,144
US/Canadian $
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UWM purchased roughly $707,144 in paper products in Fiscal Year 2012, primarily through UWM Print & Copy Services. Roughly 50% of all paper purchases is office paper distributed to copy machines on campus. All copy machine paper is 30% post-consumer recycled content. Of all paper purchases, roughly 5% is not recycled paper (28lb. Hammermill Color Copy Digital, though it is FSC Certified). For the remaining 45% of paper purchases, recycled content varies from 30%-100%, and UWM has conservatively assumed 30% post-consumer recycled content.
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