Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.69
Liaison Lisa Kilgore
Submission Date March 8, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Cornell University
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.72 / 2.00 Tom Romantic
Sr. Director
Supply Management
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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 :

Guidelines are present on our website and posted to communications via web posts, newsletters and catalog offerings. Onsite paper vendor representatives are encouraged to promote recycled paper over virgin. In house recycling program supports recycled paper through education to individual departments and students.


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 :
0 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
184,753 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
1,279 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 :
67,750 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
976,372 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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