Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 64.57
Liaison Sherri Mason
Submission Date June 14, 2023

STARS v2.2

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.35 / 1.00 Sherri Mason
Director of Sustainability
School of Science
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Total annual expenditures on office paper:
32,772.72 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 8,193.18 US/Canadian $
30-49 percent 24,579.54 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) 0 US/Canadian $

A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn:
FY 2021-2022

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s paper purchasing is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
About 75% of paper purchased is 30% recycled. The other 25% of our paper says recycled, but does not give a percentage. As no percentage was given, it was assumed to be <30%.

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