| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.20 |
| Liaison | Anne Duncan |
| Submission Date | Jan. 29, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wartburg College
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.55 / 1.00 |
Anne
Duncan Environmental Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase office paper that has recycled content and/or is certified to meet multi-criteria sustainability standards for paper?:
A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
The Wartburg College Campus Sustainability Plan addresses all areas of campus sustainability, broken into eight sections. Section II of this plan addresses purchasing, with a stated vision: The College shall adopt a campus-wide environmentally and socially sensitive purchasing plan that is consistent with best practices in higher education (e.g. AASHE). These policies will favor purchase of products with a reduced environmental and social impact.
Under each section there is a list of applicable goals. Goal 2 addresses source reduction. Under this, subsection A states: Departments shall purchase products with a minimum of 30% Post Consumer Waste (PCW) recycled content for paper products or, at the minimum, EPA standard for other products or bio-based materials, when available and practical.
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
The Print Center recently was placed under a new department and was unaware of the commitment to 30% PCW content paper. We are renewing efforts to work towards this goal.
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (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 | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 30-49 percent | 14,075 US/Canadian $ |
| 50-69 percent | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
| 90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) | 0 US/Canadian $ |
Total expenditures on office paper :
The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
After our previous STARS submission it was brought to our attention that we were not using the 30% PCW paper for all office paper. The print center, who orders all paper on campus, committed to the change, and we reached our goal within months!
After our previous STARS submission it was brought to our attention that we were not using the 30% PCW paper for all office paper. The print center, who orders all paper on campus, committed to the change, and we reached our goal within months!
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.