AGENDA #5c

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                  Mayor and Town Council

 

FROM:            W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

 

SUBJECT:       Follow-Up Information on Recycled Paper

 

DATE:             May 21, 2001

 

 

This memorandum provides follow up information on a question about the attached agenda item submitted on May 7, 2001.

 

A Council member requested information on the content of the recycled paper we purchase through participation in State contracts as discussed in the attached agenda item.

 

The content of the paper we purchase and use for all basic copying for the Town is 30% postconsumer recycled paper.  This content is the same as that offered by the Recycled Paper Purchasing Cooperative located in Encinitas, California.

 

ATTACHMENTS

 

  1. Agenda #5c from May 7, 2001 (p. 2).

AGENDA #5c

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                  Mayor and Town Council

 

FROM:            W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager

 

SUBJECT:       Consideration of Joining Recycled Paper Purchasing Cooperative

 

DATE:             May 7, 2001

 

The memorandum provides information on whether the Town should join a cooperative known as The Recycled Paper Purchasing Cooperative.

 

DISCUSSION

 

The Recycled Paper Purchasing Cooperative (RPPC, located in Encinitas, California) is a non-profit program dedicated to natural resource conservation.  The goal of the Co-op is to increase the use of recycled copy paper on a national basis. The RPPC strives to accomplish this goal by providing postconsumer recycled paper at prices that meet or are lower than many entities currently pay for recycled paper.

 

Based on current pricing information furnished by RPPC, there appears to be no advantage for the Town to join the co-op because the Town is already buying the same recycled paper through the N. C. State purchasing contracts at lower prices than offered by RPPC.    Current price comparisons for the same recycled paper are as follows:

 

 

Paper Size

RPPC Price per case

State Contract Price per case

State Contract Savings

Annual Quantity

Total State Contract Savings

8 ½ x 11

$ 25.80

$ 22.60

$ 3.20

475

$ 1,520

8 ½ x 14

$ 35.00

$ 28.76

$ 6.24

   6

       $     37

8 ½ x 11 pre- punched

 

$ 27.30

 

$24.40

 

$ 2.90

 

53

 

       $   154

11 x 17

$ 28.00

$ 22.60

$ 5.40

 5

       $     27

 

 

 

    

Total Savings

     

      $ 1,738

 

 

The Town currently has a policy of using only recycled paper, and has purchased recycled paper through the State contracts for more than 10 years. 

 

Based on the price comparisons above, we believe there is no advantage to being a member of the Recycled Paper Purchasing Cooperative.