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Commission approves 2022 Buy Green report highlighting low paper compliance amid supply issues
Summary
The commission unanimously approved the 2022 Buy Green report. Presenters reported 15% compliance for white copy paper, 26% for other paper and 70% for lighting, attributing low paper compliance to supply chain issues and a local recycled‑pulp mill fire.
The San Francisco Environment Commission unanimously approved the department's annual municipal Buy Green report for calendar year 2022. The report, presented Dec. 4 by Shobha Iyer, toxic reduction environmental specialist and Buy Green program manager, and Valerie Bynes, summarized city department purchasing compliance with environmentally preferable purchasing rules.
Valerie Bynes said compliance varied by product: white copy paper purchases that must contain 100% post‑consumer recycled content had roughly…
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