Paper Initiatives at Other Institutions

City of Seattle

• Executive order and summary: www.seattle.gov/papercuts/order.htm

City of Portland

• Office of Sustainable Development: www.sustainableportland.org
• Sustainable paper use policy: www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=24521

University of Oregon, Environmental Issues Committee

• Sustainability Policies: darkwing.uoregon.edu/~eicRecycled Paper Policy: policies.uoregon.edu/ch4k.html

University of New Hampshire

• Office of Sustainability Programs: www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/climate_ed/recl_paper.html
• Recycled Paper Initiative Report and Recommendations: www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/climate_ed/pdf/papreport.pdf

Duke University

• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guidelines: www.procurement.duke.edu
• Greening Office Supply Purchases: www.procurement.duke.edu/procurement/greeningoffice2.html
• Paper Task Force, Final Report: www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/1688_synopsis.pdf

University of British Columbia

• Environmental Highlights: www.ubc.ca/annualreports/2005/enviro.html
• Consumption Calculator: www.sustain.ubc.ca/andyou.html
• Materials Reduction Tools: www.sustain.ubc.ca/sctools/purchrecycled.htm

Connecticut College

• Environmental Policies and Programs: camel.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/policies.html

Evergreen State College

• General Use Paper Purchasing Policy: www.evergreen.edu/policies/g-paper.htm

The State University of New York at Buffalo, UB Green

• Purchasing Recycled Paper: wings.buffalo.edu/ubgreen/content/programs/recycling/recyledpaper.html

University of North Carolina

• Purchasing Policies: its.uncg.edu/Policy_Manual/Recycling

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