Sustainable office supplies

Consider the following before purchasing office supplies:

• Are they needed?
• Are they well made; will they last?
• Are they locally sourced; locally made?
• Can they be recycled or composted?

Make sustainable choices when ordering from Amazon and Staples.

Download and share the sustainable office supplies guide.

• Amazon Day | Consumers can select a day to ship all orders together. Choose this option before the cart is submitted to a processor or moved to Workday. 
• Frustration-Free Packaging Program | Find qualifying items that ship in their packaging and reduce packaging waste. Enter “frustration-free packaging” before the name of the item you want to purchase in the search field. 

• Filter search results to show sustainable items. Select “eco-conscious” from the “show only” drop-down menu.

• Buy in bulk and keep an inventory of frequently used items.
• Combine orders to minimize individual deliveries.
• Purchase paper through ASU Materials Management or SunRISE.
  • Look for the FSC Recycled label.
  • Look for 90% to 100% post-consumer recycled materials, uncoated and non-laminated.

Review the sustainable purchasing guidelines.