Internet Resources
for Environmentally Preferable Products
WasteCap snagged
this great list of resources from a workshop at the
2002 Massachusetts Buy Recycled and EPP Vendor Fair. We hope you find
it helpful when trying to navigate the web and find new EPPs!
Web Sites
There are dozens of EPP-related Web sites that provide
access to FREE EPP information and resources. Rather than list
all of the sites here, which would take at least ten pages, this shorter
list includes EPP Web sites that provide compilations of links and
descriptions of Web-based EPP resources and information.
Local Government
King County Environmental
Purchasing
http://www.metrokc.gov/procure/green/index.htm
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Program, Policy and Resources; Construction and Landscaping Materials;
Office and Automotive Products; Product Experience; Environmental/Recycling
Links
Other
local government EPP Web sites includes the following (not compilations of
links, but actual sites):
Austin,
Texas:
www.ci.austin.tx.us/sustainable/purchasing.htm
Phoenix,
Arizona:
www.ci.phoenix.az.us/P2/index.html
Santa
Monica, California:
www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/environment/policy/purchasing/
Seattle,
Washington:
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/environment/GreenPurchasing.htm
State Government
California Integrated Waste
Management Board
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/BuyRecycled/Links.htm
- Federal Government;
State of California; California Local Government; Other States; Other
Local Governments; Private Sector; Educational Institutions; General
Environmentally Preferable Product Purchasing Sites; Product
Category-Specific Sites; Recycled Product Databases, Directories, and
Catalogs; Reuse; and Tracking Tools
Massachusetts Operational Services Division’s
Environmentally Preferable Products Program:
http://www.state.ma.us/osd/enviro/enviro.htm
Other state government
EPP Web sites includes the following
(not compilations of links, but actual sites):
Georgia:
www2.state.ga.us/Departments/doas/procure/environ/environment.html
Michigan:
www.deq.state.mi.us/ead/p2sect/epp/index.html
Minnesota:
www.moea.state.mn.us/lc/purchasing/index.cfm
New
Jersey:
www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/recycle.htm
North Carolina:
www.p2pays.org/BuyRecycled/index.htm
Ohio:
www.epa.state.oh.us/opp/eppmain.html
Pennsylvania:
www.gggc.state.pa.us/default.htm
Vermont:
www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/ead/csc/envpurch.htm
Federal Government
United States Environmental Protection
Agency - EPP program
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/links/linkspage.htm
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Green Purchasing Programs; Federal Agency
Links; State and Local Governments; International Resources
Non-Profit Organizations
Center for a New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org/procure/resources.html
- PowerPoint
Presentations; Publications; Tools and Databases; Listservs; Nonprofit
Organizations; Federal Government; State Government; Local Government;
International; Private Sector; Environmental Standard and Certification
Organizations - United States and International
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General Information. Includes resources from: federal, state, and
local governments; international sources; non-profit organizations, trade
associations and others
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List Serves for Purchasers; Case Studies; Certification Sites;
Green Product Databases
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Specific Product and Services Resources. Includes: automotive,
building, cleaning, energy, floor coverings, furniture, office supplies,
paper & paper products, plastics, shipping & receiving, multiple products
Pollution Prevention Regional Information
Center
http://www.p2ric.org/TopicHubs/bibliography.cfm?hub=13&subsec=7&nav=7
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226 Links in alphabetical order
Listserv
Environmentally Preferable Products Listserv
http://lilith.webrover.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=eppnet&text_mode=0
- EPPNet allows environmentally preferable purchasing
practitioners to post questions, share information, and discuss any
environmental purchasing topic. Those eligible to join EPPNet, can do so
at the above URL.
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