Green Purchasing Leadership: 100% Recycled Copy Paper

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Green Purchasing Leadership: 100% Recycled Copy Paper Timonie Hood Zero Waste & Green Building Coordinator U.S. EPA Region 9 June 4, 2014

Shifting to Cost-Effective 100% Recycled Copy Paper Background Reducing Paper Use Getting to Know Recycled Paper Environmental Impacts & Calculators CALL TO ACTION!

Why Paper? Why paper? Photo Credit: Telstar Logistics

Paper Overview Over 70 million tons of paper generated 65.6% (nearly 46 million tons) recycled Paper collected for recycling: 55% recycled into new paper products in the U.S. 39% exported – largest U.S. export by volume U.S. paper recycling reduces U.S. GHG emissions equivalent to taking 28 million cars off the road for a year Recycling = Jobs Top Green Jobs sector in CA - 25% 75% Recycling > Projected 1.5 million new U.S. jobs Sources: U.S. EPA Paper Recycling Website, http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/paper/faqs.htm; More Jobs, Less Pollution: Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S, http://www.recyclingworkscampaign.org/

Printing & Writing Paper Recycling Trends - Used to manufacture recycled copy paper - 11.5 million tons = 54.5% recycled in 2012 Source: American Forest & Paper Association, http://www.paperrecycles.org/statistics/recovery-of-printing-writing-papers

Paper Use Reduction 45% of the paper printed in offices ends up in the bin by the end of the day. - Xerox study

Paper Use Reduction Resources Bay Area Paperless Outreach Plan http://www.sccgov.org/sites/iwm/biz/Pages/PaperLess-Plan-Step-By-Step- Summary.aspx CalRecycle Paper Waste Prevention http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Paper/Prevention/ http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/ReduceWaste/Business/FactSheets/Campaign.htm

EPA and GSA: 100% Recycled Paper Experience U.S. EPA Region 9 Purchasing ONLY 100% Postconsumer Recycled Copy Paper – Process Chlorine Free since 2002 Supports Environmental Management System (EMS) and Zero Waste Policy Cost has dropped significantly (+$60/case to under $40/case) U.S. EPA Headquarters - EMS requires 100% postconsumer recycled copy paper / process chlorine free U.S. General Services Administration Region 9 Shifted to 100% Postconsumer Recycled Paper in 2012 Cost lower than 30% recycled paper Leading initiative with federal customers

100% Recycled Copy Paper Leaders (Limited Listing) States Washington New York Local Govt. ALAMEDA COUNTY Seattle San Francisco Mill Valley Los Angeles Marin County College and Universities University of Oregon Middlebury University Humboldt State University Bowdoin College Bates College University of Puget Sound University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Princeton University University at Buffalo

Pacific Southwest Federal 100% Recycled Paper Customers Office of the Secretary of Defense Navy Air Force Army Department of Interior Department of Treasury Department of Homeland Security Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce General Services Administration Environmental Protection Agency Department of Justice Office of the Honorable Nancy Pelosi Department of Labor Forest Service FDIC Department of Education National Park Service

Environmental Calculator: U. S. EPA Recycled Content Tool http://www Converts recycled products into associated greenhouse gas emissions and energy conserved Input: Weight of Paper & Recycled Content (%) EPA Region 9 Results: 100% Recycled Paper (2003 -2010) Greenhouse Gas Emissions: -2881 Metric Tons of Carbon Equivalent (MTCE) Energy: Conserved 3,055 Million Metric BTU (MMBtu) Passenger Cars off the Road for One Year: 144 Gallons of Gasoline Avoided: 24,577

Recycled Office Paper Reduces hazardous air pollutant emissions by 90% Reduces net greenhouse gas emissions by 70% of carbon dioxide equivalents Reduces particulate air emissions by 40 % Reduces solid waste by 49% Reduces total energy consumption by 43% Reduces absorbable organic halogen emissions to water by 100% Reduces suspended solids by 30% Source: U.S. EPA, “Puzzled About Recycling’s Value: Look Beyond the Bin” referencing Environmental Defense Fund, http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/downloads/benefits.pdf

External Tool - Environmental Benefits: Paper Calculator 3

Environmental Indicator 30% Recycled Paper 100% Recycled Paper

Environmental Paper Calculator 3.2 Results (Examples)

Region 9 – Results FY12 and FY3 Over 48 Million Sheets of 100% Recycled Paper Purchased Sources:  Environmental Paper Network Paper Calculator Version 3.2. http://www.papercalculator.org  U.S. EPA's ReCon Calculator http://go.usa.gov/YUeQ [Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Conserved]. Metric Amount Saved Wood Use                          580 tons less (~ over 3,700 40-ft.trees) Greenhouse Gases 2,468 Metric Tons of Carbon Equivalent less Energy Conserved          2,617 MMBTUs less (~ 21,063 gallons of gas) Water Conserved      1,740,619 gallons SO2 Emissions                  334 pounds less Particulate Emissions      473 pounds less Hazardous  Air Pollutants  300 pounds less Total Suspended Solids   1,113 pounds less FY12 FY13 Wood 315 tons (2,000 trees) 265 tons (1,701 trees) GHG 1,341 1127 Energy 1,422 MTCE (11,442 gallons of gas) 1195 (9,621 gallons of gas Water 945,502 795,117 SO2 182 152 Particulate 257 216 HAP 163 138 TSS 605 508

Call to Action – Join Us! TAKE ACTION: Reduce paper use, buy recycled & track and communicate your progress. Share your feedback with us!

Thank You! Timonie Hood U.S. EPA Region 9 415-972-3282 hood.timonie@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/fgc Twitter: @EPA

Paper Conversion Factors PURCHASING UNIT: 1 Box/Case of Copy Paper = 5,000 sheets (10 Reams) = 50 pounds 1 Ream of Copy paper = 500 sheets = 5 pounds 1 Ton of Copy Paper = ~ 200,000 sheets