Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.62
Liaison Daniela Beall
Submission Date Sept. 15, 2011
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STARS v1.0

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.10 / 2.00 Linda DuPuis
Director, Institutional Support
Purchasing
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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 :

UW - Green Bay adheres to all policies, directives and guidelines established by the UW System.

•System and State follow EPA Paper Products Recovered Materials Guidelines:
http://vendornet.state.wi.us/vendornet/recycle/rman.asp

•System and State follow the Recycling Procurement Program
Regulations:
http://vendornet.state.wi.us/vendornet/recycle/pim3.asp

Exceptions to the “buy recycled only” policy must be documented by each agency and are to be retained in agency files for 3 years. Contract vendors will report exceptions to Bureau contract administrators for all statewide contract purchasing; and agencies will record exceptions encountered in non-contract purchasing. Due to the much greater availability of high quality recycled paper meeting the federal standards, exceptions are expected to be rare for most agencies. (Remember that current law does not recognize higher cost as an acceptable rationale for not buying recycled paper.) Exceptions should be documented and filed as they happen, unless other arrangements need to be made for vendors and high-volume purchasers.


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 :
37,897 US/Canadian $

Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
0 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 :
0 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on office paper :
37,897 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

UW System campuses purchase goods and services through State Procurement.


UW System campuses purchase goods and services through State Procurement.

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