Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.19
Liaison Justin Mog
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Louisville
OP-14: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.44 / 1.00 Curtis Monroe
[former] Asst Dir Purch/Materials Mgmt
Purchasing
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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

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A copy of the paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
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The paper purchasing policy, directive or guidelines:
30% post-consumer waste recycled paper is the standard for all applications where economic use of paper and quality of service is not compromised or the health and safety of employees prejudiced.

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A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Copy paper is purchased through the central stock room and resold to departments on campus. This is the only approved method of procuring white letter and legal size copy paper.

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

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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 1,477 US/Canadian $
30-49 percent 211,885 US/Canadian $
50-69 percent 0 US/Canadian $
70-89 percent (or FSC Mix label) 0 US/Canadian $
90-100 percent (or FSC Recycled label) 144 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on office paper :
333,561.97 US/Canadian $

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