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Community Progress Spreadsheet

This spreadsheet should be submitted with State Form #53116 (R2 / 9-13) to the CLEAN program manager annually.

City of Washington CLEAN Term: 8/21/13 - 8/21/16
  • CLEAN Term renewal due date:10/21/16
    • Reporting Year 1: 8/21/13 - 12/31/13
    • Reporting Year 2: 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
    • Reporting Year 3: 1/1/15 - 12/31/15
    • Reporting Year 4: 1/1/16 - 8/21/16

Goal 3: Paper Usage

Objective

Reduce paper usage in city buildings.

Target

Reduce paper usage by 10% (Utility Office building, Clerk's office, Mayor's office, CLEAN committee.)

Unit and Method of Measurement

Pounds of paper used ( 1 case = 52 lbs.)

12 Month Baseline (Time Period: 2012)
Reporting Year 1 (4 Months)
Reporting Year 2
(12 Months)
Reporting Year 3
(12 Months)
Reporting Year 4
(8 Months)
Change from
Prev. Yr. 
Total Progress Over Membership Term
Utility Building - 624 lbs. 260 lbs. 884 lbs.
Clerk's Office - 728 lbs. 364 lbs. 52 lbs. 
Mayor's Office - 312 lbs. 104 lbs. 156 lbs. 

Notes for Goal 3

  • How was baseline established? Contacted supplier for past year's purchases.
  • Progress made and challenges overcome for reporting year 1 (Please include cost savings and efforts to inform the public of your progress.) Created paper tracking spread sheet for future purchases.
  • Progress made and challenges overcome for reporting year 2 (Please include cost savings and efforts to inform the public of your progress.) Extra reports ran for water and wastewater departments for rate studies at Utility Building. Also, those using conference room at the Utility Building use the copier. First year reporting based on 4 months only. Significant reduction in Mayor and Clerks offices. Working on Utility Office. Committee decided to track paper being recycled from offices. Made tracking sheet for recycling paper.
  • Progress made and challenges overcome for reporting year 3 (Please include cost savings and efforts to inform the public of your progress.)
  • Progress made and challenges overcome for reporting year 4 (Please include cost savings and efforts to inform the public of your progress.)
  • How was the "total progress over membership term" listed above determined?
  • For more information on the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's CLEAN Community Challenge, please visit http://www.in.gov/idem/prevention/2361.htm or contact the CLEAN Program Manager at (800) 988-7901 or CLEAN@idem.IN.gov

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