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Dormitory Tracking
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by JOHN COOK on
I am working on a university dormitory with 500 students living there. It would be almost impossible to track all of their purchases.
Packaging products
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Gabriel Frasson on
I was wondering if some packaging of products that adress IEQ requirements but also attend one or more MRc1 criteria can be used here, like soap packing. Other question is, shampoo and/or band-aid
Non-direct Purchase Item
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Ran Zhang on
The project I am working on does not pay for any toner cartridges as they are included in the maintenance contract.
FSC vs SFI
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Kay Sieck on
Why does LEED not recognize SFI products? We purchase products with that label such as our hanging folders and file folders. Does it count as and FSC product? Thanks for the help
Wide Format Paper - business required, no recycled options??
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Jennifer Fitts on
Our business uses large/wide format printing for design plans quite a bit and the paper has accounted for a large portion of our purchasing. I've gone to our vendors to see about recycled content p
Sending toners/cartridges back to the remanufacturer
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Vivek Singla on
In the implementation part of LEED reference guide it is writen that buying a toner from a cartridge remanufacturer or an equipment supplier that will take spent cartriges back is considered a sust
soy based ink
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Melissa Merryweather on
Might seem obvious, but would soy-based inks qualify as rapidly renewable? I haven't seen mention of this anywhere.
Non-direct Purchase Item
EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Ran Zhang on
The project I am working for does not pay for any toner cartridges as they are included in the maintenance contract.