Links to sustainable purchasing information and public agencies with sustainable purchasing programs.
EPA Environmentally Preferable Procurement - Federal EPP program
Green Office Guide 2011 (803 KB) - Ensure your purchasing decisions have the least impact on the environment and human health, while promoting social justice.
Responsible Purchasing Network - Product guides, and tools for making purchasing decisions
EPPnet - listserv focusing on sustainable procurement for public purchasing professionals and experts.
METRO - Oregon Metro Government site contains useful resources for recycling and waste management
Multnomah County Recycling - Specific to County operations
Pathway to Zero (352.88 KB) - Disposal of waste carries a significant cost to the economy and the environment, and represents lost opportunities. As landfills close, municipalities and businesses look for innovative solutions to the problem of higher waste disposal costs, but state government finds itself with fewer resources to help. It is increasingly understood that solid waste management is an important contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which Massachusetts is bound by law to reduce 80 percent by 2050,which means that solid waste management is an important aspect of our GHG mitigation planning for 2020 This is the context for the Draft 2010-2020 Massachusetts Solid Waste.
Public Agencies with Sustainable Purchasing Programs
City
City and County of San Francisco
State
County
Cobb County EPP Policy (21.24 KB)
Nevada County EPP Policy (122.47 KB)
Sonoma County EPP Policy (50.22 KB)
University
Related Purchasing Resources
New York City has an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Standard.