Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program

1. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program July 2008

2. Overview • What is EPP? • Why Use EPP Products? • City of Phoenix EPP Successes • Resolution 20519 & EPP Program

3. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) • EPP: “products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose.”

4. EPP ProductsInclude: Recycled content products, such as recycled plastic furniture Energy conserving fluorescent lights Bio-based inks Less toxic cleaners

5. Why Use EPP Products? • Recycled Aluminum Cans: • 95% less energy than virgin cans • 100% Recycled Paper: • 1 ton saves 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water • Energy Star Computers & Monitors: • 3,000 energy efficient computers reduce greenhouse gases=removing 168 cars (Phoenix: 2007 Green Electronics Champion) • Reduced Toxicity and Risk

6. How to Buy Green Products US EPA recycled content Less toxic products Energy Star energy efficient products US Department of Agriculture biobased products Forest Stewardship Council wood products

7. City of PhoenixEPP Successes • The City routinely buys EPP commodities including: • Less toxic chemicals: latex paints and cleaning products. • Retread tires and rechargeable batteries. • Recycled content: copy and printer paper, traffic curbing, carpet, park benches. • Energy Star appliances and equipment. • Clean fuel vehicles.

8. Aviation Budget & Research City Auditor City Clerk Community & Economic Development Convention Center Development Services Engineering & Architectural Services Finance Fire Housing Human Services Information Technology Law Municipal Court Neighborhood Services Office of Environmental Programs Parks and Recreation Personnel Police Public Information Public Transit Public Works Street Transportation Water Services Youth & Education EPP Team: 28 Participating Departments

9. EPP Team Efforts May – Oct 07 • Baseline: 16 other local governments, agencies • Phoenix implementing EPP in 73 % of categories • 5 organizations with systematic approach • Resolution 20519 • EPP Program framework • Web site

10. EPP Resolution 20519 • Approved July 2, 2007 • Integrate new contract provisions for green products and services • Consider price, performance and environmental effects over lifecycle • Support manufacturers and vendors with green products • Encourage others to adopt EPP

11. Council-Approved EPP Program Framework (Dec 2007) • Goals: • Green city products & services • Reduce city's impact on the environment • Elements • Training and outreach • Implement product evaluation teams & purchasing initiatives • Annual department goals

12. Greening Contracts & Product Evaluations • Finance, OEP annually review expiring contracts • 55 commodity groups identified • 2007 Product Evaluation Teams • 6 underway

13. Integrated Pest ManagementPublic Works EPP:Training & building improvements Benefit:Eliminated 99% of the chemicals Status:Completed for Public Works facilities Cost: Comparable Performance: Comparable

14. Recycled Content Traffic ConesStreet Transportation EPP:Recycled soda bottles Benefit:Reduced energy in manufacturing Status:Ongoing evaluation Cost: EPP higher during pilot Performance: Better

15. Re-Refined Motor OilPublic Works EPP:Recycled used oil Benefit:Reduced energy in manufacturing Status: Ongoing evaluation Cost: Mixed Performance: Mixed

16. Vegetable-Based Printing InkCity Clerk / Parks EPP:Plant-based Benefit:Renewable resource; low VOC Status: Ongoing evaluation Cost: Comparable Performance: Comparable

17. Low Toxicity Janitorial ProductsConvention Center / Parks EPP:Plant-based Benefit:Low toxicity cleaners Status:Completed for Parks Cost: Comparable Performance: Better

18. Green Office ProductsStreet Transportation EPP:Recycled content paper/reusable products Benefit: Reduced energy in manufacturing Status:Ongoing evaluation Cost: Comparable Performance: Comparable

19. Low Emissions Handheld EquipmentParks and Rec EPP:Low emissions hand held equipment Benefit: Reduced ozone & greenhouse gas pollutants Status:Complete Cost: Comparable Performance: Comparable

20. City Contracts with Green • Office Max (recycled content office products) • Waxie (low toxicity janitorial) • Dell (low energy computers & monitors) • Goodman's (recycled content office furniture) • ICI Paints (low emissions) • A-Z Equipment, etc (low emissions hand-held equipment)

21. EPP Program Web Site phoenix.gov/epp/