Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.04
Liaison Jennifer Kleindienst
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Wesleyan University
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.12 / 2.00 Olga Bookas
Purchasing Director
Finance and Administration
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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 :

In April 2008, Wesleyan instituted a policy which requires that 100% of copy paper purchases contain at least 30% post-consumer content. Wesleyan has a sole source for procurement of paper needs (WB Mason), which has enabled restrictions on their website to prevent the purchase of virgin paper.


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 :
744 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
34,362 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
258 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 :
16,300 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
73,500 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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