Greener Office Purchasing

Bellevue College is striving to make greener purchases.  In Quarter 2, 2011 approximately 57% of Bellevue College spending was green.  According to the Green Office Depot Product report, approximately 43% spending was on non-green products, 49% was on recycled product while 7% was on re-manufactured products.  
  

We our trying to implement greener products and there are many benefits that come along with it. As the image below indicates, there will be lower re-purchase cost, and lower operating cost while using Refillable products and energy efficient technology.

 

The GreenerOffice™ program is designed to help customers save money through the ‘Green Savings Continuum’

 

If you are interested in ordering environmentally preferred products and you purchase through Office Depot simply follow the steps below:

1. Click on “GreenerOffice” (located at the bottom of every page on the Office Depot site). This will take you into a world of only Green products, consisting of approximately 9000 items. You can also access the online Green Book Catalog by clicking on “Online Catalog” and then “The Green Book.”

2. When you add an item to your shopping cart and there is a Greener option available, you will see the message, “Go Greener” to view the Greener alternative.

By clicking on “Go Greener,” it will display the greener option, its price, and unit of measure. You can then choose the greener option or go with your original choice. Nowadays, with the increased demand of Green products, most are priced similar if not lower. Re-manufactured toners are priced very competitively and the quality has improved. Try one out – if you are not happy with the results, you can either exchange or return it.

 

 

Last Updated December 11, 2013