Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 1 June 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department and its predecessor spent on the purchase of (a) recycled office supplies in the last 12 months and (b) printer ink cartridges in each of the last five years.
The following table shows how much the Department has spent (excluding VAT) with its preferred supplier on the purchase of recycled office supplies in each of the last five years:
£ | ||
(a) recycled office supplies | (b) recycled printer cartridges/toners | |
2004-05 | 133,014 | 11,058 |
2005-06 | 127,731 | 7,473 |
2006-07 | 109,624 | 16,551 |
2007-08 | 113,128 | 33,540 |
2008-09 | 114,005 | 37,583 |
The Department's office supplies were ordered from the supplier's Globe & Tick™ range of sustainable products. Globe & Tick™ assessment criteria are based on a broad range of factors including the supplier's environmental management system, the country of origin, ease of disposal and the method of transportation if imported from overseas.
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