Benefits from Purchasing Green

1. Benefits from Purchasing Green purchasing • Creates recycling markets • Saves energy • Conserves resources • Saves money • Saves landfill space • Reduces pollution • Creates jobs • Provides incentive for • manufacturers to alter • processes • Promotes environmental • stewardship collection manufacturing Purchasing recycled products completes the recycling loop!

2. GREEN AGENDA • WHAT ARE THE GREEN LAWS • LEARN WHO ARE THE ‘GREEN POLICE’ • INCREASE THE MARKET FOR “GREEN COMMODITIES AND/OR SERVICES” • WHAT IS THE FINE FOR NOT BEING “GREEN”

3. What Is Green Purchasing Purchase of products and services that conserve our precious resources, such as: • Recycled products (i.e. CPG items) • Energy Star and energy-efficient products • Alternative fuel vehicles/alternative fuels • Biobased products • Non-ozone depleting substances • Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP) • Low or non-toxic or hazardous chemicals • Electronics with environmental preferable attributes (i.e. Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool – EPEAT)

4. Why Green? 4 • Conserve natural resources and minimize our environmental “footprint” • Create markets for recycled content and agricultural materials • Create jobs • Save energy • Long Term - Save $$$/Avoid costs (ROI) • Reduce pollution • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Reduce liability • Legal requirements

6. GREEN AGENDA • WHAT ARE THE GREEN LAWS • LEARN WHO ARE THE ‘GREEN POLICE’ • INCREASE THE MARKET FOR “GREEN COMMODITIES AND/OR SERVICES” • WHAT IS THE FINE FOR NOT BEING “GREEN”

9. www.gsa.gov/green

17. When there are Green Purchasing Requirements, who Is Required to Comply? Procurement/Contracting Officers Purchase Card Users and Trainers Acquisition Program Personnel Technical Reps Contractors End Users

18. Commonly Bought Green Items EPA: 1. Information Technology (IT) equipment/products 2. Office Supplies/Products 3. Novelty Items 4. Awards/Plaques 5. Paper (Office) Note: This list is not all inclusive GSA Global Supply: 1. Paper towels - CPG compliant (recovered material content) 2. Hand soap – Biobased, per USDA 3. Disinfectant - Biodegradable per EPA/OECD test methods 4. Dish detergent - Biodegradable per EPA/OECD test methods 5. Thermal insulation blankets - CPG complaint (recovered material content) Note: This list is not all inclusive

19. Commonly Bought Green Items • DFW Airport • 1. Vehicles • 2. Paper and Paper Products • 3. Non-Paper Office Products • 4. Electronic and Electrical Equipment • 5. Energy • Note: This list is not all inclusive • City of Dallas • 1. Cleaner • 2. Antifreeze • 3. Degreaser • 4. Disinfectant • Floor Finish • Note: This list is not all inclusive

20. Why Green? 20 • Conserve natural resources and minimize our environmental “footprint” • Create markets for recycled content and agricultural materials • Create jobs • Save energy • Long Term - Save $$$/Avoid costs (ROI) • Reduce pollution • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Reduce liability • Legal requirements

21. Benefits from Purchasing Green purchasing • Creates recycling markets • Saves energy • Conserves resources • Saves money • Saves landfill space • Reduces pollution • Creates jobs • Provides incentive for • manufacturers to alter processes • Promotes environmental • stewardship collection manufacturing Purchasing recycled products completes the recycling loop!