1. Purchasing and Contracting Services
Presented by:
Catherine Susman –
Director of Purchasing & Contracting Services

2. Who we are… Purchasing and Contracting Services (PCS)
Is responsible for establishing and administering the University's purchasing policies and procedures consistent with federal, state and University rules and regulations.
Mission:
Provide efficient and effective business services for the University. Manage and secure assets and services for University and ensure
University of Oregon business is conducted in accordance with applicable laws, policies
and best business practices.

3. Decentralized Campus
Each department has the authority and responsibility to make their own purchasing decisions.
Purchasing and Contracting Services’ role to review and support campus purchasing activities.

4. PCS Goals Implement PCS Policy Reverse Vendor Trade Fair, May 19th
Strategic & Sustainable Purchasing
Campus Outreach
Supplier Meetings
Campus Wide Purchases
Support Sustainability
Initiatives & Policies

5. Campus Outreach Ways to Promote Sustainability
Combine Campus Ordering
Cooperative Agreements
Implement Policies
Vendor Requirements
Buyer Information & Education

6. Campus Wide Vendor Contracts
Office Max
Green Mondays
Recycle products usage reporting
Promoting 100% PCW paper
Staples
Commitment to sustainability with many
products and programs
Ricoh
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World,"

7. Support Sustainability Initiatives & Policies
Paper
Cleaning Supplies
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8. Campus Paper Policy Loophole – Recycled always costs more than virgin
Focus on print reduction to counter costs
50% total recycled with 30% Post Consumer & Chlorine Free
Only PCW can be verified
Chlorine vs. chlorine dioxide
Chlorine free process
Clarify “Paper Products”
None of the North American mills use chlorine any more - they use chlorine dioxide, which has different chemical properties, and had greatly reduced the environmental impact that came from the use of chlorine gas (prior to the early 1990s).  However, some people might interpret "chlorine-free" to also include chlorine dioxide, which would eliminate virtually all papers on the market (including Aspen 100).  Some recycled fiber is PCF (process chlorine free), which only means that it was cleaned without the use of chlorine or chlorine compounds when it was recycled - but it was almost certainly process ECF (elemental chlorine free - i.e., using chlorine dioxide) the first time it was made. 

9. Paper Comparison Papercalculator.org
Life Cycle Environment Impact
30 % Post Consumer Recycle Content
100% Post Consumer Recycle Content
Wood Use
136 tons
0 tons
Net Energy
2,321 million BTUs
325 million BTUs
Greenhouse Gasses
499,316 lbs CO2 equiv.
51,334 lbs CO2 equiv.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
134 pounds
22 pounds
Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS)
21 pounds
3 pounds
Particulates
353 pounds
47 pounds
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP)
145 pounds
13 pounds
Wastewater
1,204,463 gallons
155,575 pounds
Solid Waste
183,079 pounds
17,841 pounds

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