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Key Objective: 71. Purchasing Policies to Support the Enviornment

70. Use Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Major Purchases
72. Cataloging System for Reuse of Surplus Durable Goods

Avoid environmentally irresponsible products and corporations by using carbon indicators in coordination with other universities, with minimum recycled content standards.

Associated Metric

6.1 Percent of Paper Purchased from OfficeMax with Recycled-Content

View details for metric: 6.1 Percent of Paper Purchased from OfficeMax with Recycled-Content

Explanation

"The Purchasing Division specifies and purchases products with recycled material content whenever comparable to products without recycled content. The Division also identifies frequently purchased items for which recycled content items can substitute."

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Associated Project

Develop Sustainable Purchasing Policies

Theme

Zero Waste

Project History

  • F&S Policy on Recycled Paper

    7/18/2023
    F&S Policy on the purchase of paper states that, "When purchasing paper for copiers and printers, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified products with a minimum of 30 percent recycled content must be selected."Attached is the policy document.

  • Zero Waste iCAP Meeting 12/8/2022

    12/8/2022
    On December 8th, the Zero Waste iCAP team met to discuss a new approach to creating recommendations for next semester. During the meeting, the team created subcommittees based on aspects of the key priorities document and...
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