Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.00
Liaison Lisa Mitten
Submission Date March 4, 2015
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State University of New York at New Paltz
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.91 / 1.00 David Farbaniec
Director
Procurement
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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:
The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:

Governor David Paterson adopted the following paper purchasing policy as part of Executive Order 4. This paper purchasing policy applies to SUNY New Paltz. The executive order reads as follows:

Commencing no later than July 1, 2008, all copy paper, janitorial paper and other paper supplies purchased by each State agency or authority shall be composed of 100% post-consumer recycled content to the maximum extent practicable, and all copy and janitorial paper shall be process chlorine-free to the extent practicable, unless such products do not meet required form, function or utility, or the cost of the product is not competitive.


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

The Purchasing Department monitors paper purchasing practices across campus. 100% recycled paper is purchased under state contract.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on office paper)?:
Yes

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 0 US/Canadian $
50-69 percent 0 US/Canadian $
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) 7,376 US/Canadian $
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) 42,356 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
54,566 US/Canadian $

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:

For the purposes of this credit, the college assumed that other types of paper including bond, cardstock, and colored paper is not included in the total expenditures on office paper figures.


For the purposes of this credit, the college assumed that other types of paper including bond, cardstock, and colored paper is not included in the total expenditures on office paper figures.

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