University of North Carolina, Greensboro
OP-17: Guidelines for Business Partners

All North Carolina state agencies, including universities, are mandated to purchase environmentally preferable products and services through both Executive Order 156 and General Statute 143. UNCG has reached out to its business partners to support the sustainability efforts of the State of North Carolina through the following guidelines: It is desirable that all responses meet the following requirements: - All submittals and copies are printed on recycled paper with a minimum post-consumer content of 30% and indicate this information accordingly on the response. - Unless absolutely necessary, all bids and copies should minimize or eliminate use of non-recyclable or non re-usable materials such as plastic report covers, plastic dividers, vinyl sleeves, and GBC binding. Three-ringed binders, glued materials, paper clips, and staples are acceptable. - Materials should be submitted in a format which allows for easy removal and recycling of paper materials. 1.RECYCLING AND SOURCE REDUCTION: It is the policy of this State to encourage and promote the purchase of products with recycled content to the extent economically practicable, and to purchase items which are reusable, refillable, repairable, more durable, and less toxic to the extent that the purchase or use is practicable and cost-effective. We also encourage and promote using minimal packaging and the use of recycled/recyclable products in the packaging of commodities purchased. However, no sacrifice in quality of packaging will be acceptable. The company remains responsible for providing packaging that will protect the commodity and contain it for its intended use. Companies are strongly urged to bring to the attention of purchasers those products or packaging they offer which have recycled content and that are recyclable.