Green Purchasing Laws, Resources, and References

Green Purchasing Laws, Resources, and References

On this page:
 Laws
Federal Acquisition Regulations
Executive Orders
NIH Policies and Guidance
Additional Resources
References

Laws

Energy Policy Act of 1992, Section 303 (EPAct)

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, Section 9002 (May 13, 2002)

National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8262g). Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA 42 U.S.C. 13101 and 13102, s/s et seq. (1990). . http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/p2policy/act1990.htm

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Section 6002 (RCRA, 42 U.S.C. s/s 321et seq. (1976)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch82.html

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Federal Acquisition Regulations

http://www.arnet.gov/far

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See Part 23, Subparts 2, 4,7, 8, 9, and 10:

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Executive Orders

Waste Prevention, Recycling, Federal Acquisition (EO 13101, September 14, 2000)
http://www.ofee.gov/eo/13101.htm

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Energy Efficient Management (EO 13123, June 3, 1999)
http://www.ofee.gov/eo/13101.htm
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Developing and Promoting Biobased Products and Bioenergy (EO 13134, August 12, 1999)
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/eos/eo13134.html
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Leadership in Environmental Management (EO 13148, April 21, 2000)
http://www.epa.gov/fedsite/eo13148.htm
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Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency (EO 13149, April 21, 2000)
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/eos/eo13149.html
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Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices (EO 13221, July 31, 2001)
http://www.ofee.gov/eo/eo13221.pdf
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NIH Policies and Guidance

NIH Manual Issuance No. 3032 Waste Management.
http://www1.od.nih.gov/oma/manualchapters/intramural/3032/3032.pdf
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NIH Pollution Prevention Plan (P2 Plan). Hardcopy only. Contact DEP for a copy.

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Additional Resources

Alternative and Less Hazardous Products for Medical Applications. Sustainable Hospitals Project.
http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_factsheet_contents.html#epp

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Biobased Products Program, USDA
http://www.biobased.oce.usda.gov
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Biobased SuperCenter
http://www.biobased.org/association
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Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (Recycled Content Products), EPA
http://www.epa.gov/cpg
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Department of Defense – DoD EMall
https://emall.prod.dodonline.net/scripts/emLogon.asp
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Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services, EPA
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf
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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
http://www.dscr.dla.mil/products/epa/htms/pocs.htm
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Environmentally Preferable Products, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp
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Energy Star®, EPA
http://www.energystar.gov/products
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Energy Efficient Products and Minimal Standby Power Devices, DOE
http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/eeproducts.cfm
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Federal Agency Compliance Guidance
http://www.ofee.gov/eo/rcra2.htm
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Federal Fleet/Alternative Fuel Vehicles, OFEE
http://www.ofee.gov/wpr/altfuel.htm
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GSA Advantage!®
http://www.gsaadvantage.gov
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GSA Environmental Products Overview
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GSA Environmental Products Guide
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Green Seal Organization
http://www.greenseal.org/
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Health Care Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Network Information Exchange Bulletin. Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance.
http://www.mass.gov/ota/otapubs.htm#eppnet
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Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. Environmentally Preferable Procurement.
http://www.h2e-online.org/tools/grnpurch/epp.htm
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NIH Mercury Elimination Campaign – Lists of alternatives to mercury containing products
http://orf.od.nih.gov/nomercury/alternatives.htm
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Non-Ozone Depleting Substances, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/lists/index.html
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Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. .
http://www.ofee.gov/gp/gp.htm
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Office Supplies, Environmentally Preferred, Online Procurement, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/buying_green_online.pdf
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Purchasing for Pollution Prevention Project. INFORM.
http://www.informinc.org/p3_00.php
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Supplier Database for Recycled Content (CPG Designated) Products, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/cpg/database.htm
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Training on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, OFEE
http://www.ofee.gov/gp/training.html
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Water Efficiency Program, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/index.htm
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References

Egan PD, Kaiser B. Can Environmental Purchasing Reduce Mercury in U.S. Health Care? Environmental Health Perspectives. 110(9):847-851.
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2002/110p847-851eagan/eagan-full.html

Messelbeck J, Sutherland L. (2000). Applying Environmental Design to Biomedical Products Research. Environmental Health Perspectives. 108(S6):
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2001/109p205-207kaiser/kaiser-full.html

Messelbeck J, Sutherland L. (2000). Applying Environmental Design to Biomedical Products Research. Environmental Health Perspectives. 108(S6):
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2000/suppl-6/997-1002messelbeck/messelbeck-full.html

Spegel R, Meadows D. (1999). Green Building Materials. A Guide to Product Selection and Specification. New York: John Wiley & Sons.


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