Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.74
Liaison Andrew Horning
Submission Date March 27, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

University of Michigan
OP-12: Office Paper Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.76 / 2.00 Terrance Alexander
Executive Director
Office of Campus Sustainability
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase recycled content office paper?:
Yes

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The URL where the recycled paper policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
None
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed :
Competitive pricing on recycled content paper has been established with primary vendors. Campus computing sites have switched to recycled content paper.

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

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Expenditures on 10-29 percent recycled-content office paper :
1,063 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 30-49 percent recycled-content office paper :
666,359 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 50-69 percent recycled-content office paper :
54,192 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 70-89 percent recycled-content office paper (required if claiming points for Part 2):
0 US/Canadian $

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Expenditures on 90-100 percent recycled-content office paper :
112,664 US/Canadian $

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Total expenditures on office paper :
2,374,940 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See also: http://www.plantops.umich.edu/grounds/recycle/buy_recycled.php http://www.finance.umich.edu/procurement/howtobuy/greenpurchasing

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