Waste Reduction
Paper Use Reduction and Recycled Paper Procurement
To increase the recycled content of paper purchased by the City, and reduce paper use.
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Submitting Jurisdiction:
City of Mill Valley
In September 2008, the Mill Valley’s City Manager issued a directive with the following requirements: 1) The minimum recycled content of office paper used by the City would increase from 30% to 100% post-consumer content and 2) All City departments would adopt a goal of reducing overall paper purchases by an average of 20% below 2007 levels by December 2009.
Public Outreach and Education:
A one-page list of Best Practices to reduce paper use was compiled and sent to all City staff.
Target Audience:
City staff
Fiscal Impacts:
The directive specifically provided exemptions for compliance if the cost differential between the two types of paper exceeded 10%. However, a local print shop provides a high quality 100% post-consumer paper for the same cost as 30% post consumer paper, so there have been no fiscal impacts.
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