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Overview of Standards and Certifications

Overview of Standards and Certifications. National Pollution Prevention Roundtable P2 Policy and Integration Committee Webinar March 5 th , 2009. Karin Kraft WA State Department of Ecology Environmentally Responsible Purchasing and Sustainability kakr461@ecy.wa.gov. 360-407-6693.

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Overview of Standards and Certifications

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  1. Overview of Standards and Certifications National Pollution Prevention Roundtable P2 Policy and Integration Committee Webinar March 5th, 2009 Karin Kraft WA State Department of Ecology Environmentally Responsible Purchasing and Sustainability kakr461@ecy.wa.gov 360-407-6693

  2. How Can I Use Standards and Certifications? • Reference standards in Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

  3. Characteristics of Reliable Standards and Certification Programs • Evaluate product life-cycle stages from raw materials to end-of-life • Require on-site testing and verification by an independent laboratory or certifying group. • Often incorporate performance and safety standards that the product must meet or exceed.

  4. Reliable standards and certification organizations: Reliable standards and certification organizations: • Are independent of product manufacturers • Use a broad-based stakeholder consensus process • Provide information on their organizational structure, funding, and standards development process. • Periodically review standards to stay current with new technology and emerging information about human health, environmental, and social impacts. • Encourage the design of products and services with positive environmental and human health attributes.

  5. Green Products Certifiers • DfE (recognition) • Green Seal (US EcoLogo) • Eco Logo (Canada) • Energy Star (Energy efficiency) • EPEAT (“Green” computers) • Green-e (Renewable energy) • USDA Organic/Fair Trade • Green Guard (Low-VOC) • Forest Stewardship Council (forestry) • SCS (single attribute certification) • NSF International

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