Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.14
Liaison Casey Romero
Submission Date Jan. 12, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Oklahoma State University
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00 Ilda Hershey
Sustainability Coordinator
OSU Physical Plant
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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?:
Yes

A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:

Oklahoma Dept. of Central Services Recycling Administrative Rules OAC 580:50-1-4 Recycled Products Procurement states that each state public entity shall procure products that are manufactured with recycled materials.


A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :

Purchasing at OSU is decentralized, however staff are encouraged to purhase paper with recycled content during staff training entitled, "Sustainability in the Workplace" offered several times per year through Human Resources and the Office of Sustainability.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
No

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 ---
30-49 percent ---
50-69 percent ---
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) ---
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) ---

Total expenditures on office paper :
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The website URL where information about the paper purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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