Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 52.66
Liaison Grace Afflerbach
Submission Date March 8, 2024

STARS v2.2

Purchase College - State University of New York
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.75 / 1.00 Grace Afflerbach
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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Total annual expenditures on office paper:
802.89 US/Canadian $

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 335.09 US/Canadian $
50-69 percent 0 US/Canadian $
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) 0 US/Canadian $
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled/100% label) 467.80 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn:

These figures are from 2022.


Website URL where information about the institution’s paper purchasing is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

In August of 2021, Purchase implemented the SUNY print management policy with the overall goal of reducing printer paper usage to save money and aid in sustainability efforts. In the spring and summer of 2022, the campus eliminated all desktop printers and installed new executive printers, reducing the amount of printers on campus from 226 to 41. Purchase's Campus Technology Services is now in charge of purchasing copy paper for the entire campus, streamlining the process.

https://www.purchase.edu/offices/cts/Administrative-Printing/


In August of 2021, Purchase implemented the SUNY print management policy with the overall goal of reducing printer paper usage to save money and aid in sustainability efforts. In the spring and summer of 2022, the campus eliminated all desktop printers and installed new executive printers, reducing the amount of printers on campus from 226 to 41. Purchase's Campus Technology Services is now in charge of purchasing copy paper for the entire campus, streamlining the process.

https://www.purchase.edu/offices/cts/Administrative-Printing/

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