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Sustainable Acquisitions: Laws, 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
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

Federal Acquisition Regulations

( https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-23 ) See Part 23, Subparts 2, 4,7, 8, 9, and 10:

Energy and Water Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Subpart 23.2. https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-23#FAR_Subpart_23_2
Use of Recovered Materials. Subpart 23.4. https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-23#FAR_Subpart_23_4
Contracting for Environmentally Friendly Products and Services. Subpart 23.7. https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-23.7
Ozone-Depleting Substances. Subpart 23.8. http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_8.html exit disclaimer
Contractor Compliance with Toxic Chemical Release Reporting. Subpart 23.9. http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_9.htmlexit disclaimer
Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements. Subpart 23.10. http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_10.htmlexit disclaimer

Executive Orders

Waste Prevention, Recycling, Federal Acquisition (EO 13101, September 14, 2000). http://www.ofee.gov/eo/13101.htm
Energy Efficient Management (EO 13123, June 3, 1999). http://www.ofee.gov/eo/13101.htm
Developing and Promoting Biobased Products and Bioenergy (EO 13134, August 12, 1999). http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/eos/eo13134.html
Leadership in Environmental Management (EO 13148, April 21, 2000). http://www.epa.gov/fedsite/eo13148.htm
Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency (EO 13149, April 21, 2000). http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/eos/eo13149.html
Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices (EO 13221, July 31, 2001). http://www.ofee.gov/eo/eo13221.pdf

NIH Policies and Guidance

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

Additional Resources

Alternative and Less Hazardous Products for Medical Applications. Sustainable Hospitals Project. http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_factsheet_contents.html
Biobased Products Program, USDA. http://www.biobased.oce.usda.gov
Biobased SuperCenter. http://www.biobased.org/association
Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (Recycled Content Products), EPA. http://www.epa.gov/cpg
Department of Defense – DoD EMall. https://emall.prod.dodonline.net/scripts/emLogon.asp
Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services, EPA. http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). http://www.dscr.dla.mil/products/epa/htms/pocs.htm
Environmentally Preferable Products, EPA. http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp
Energy Star®, EPA. http://www.energystar.gov/products
Energy Efficient Products and Minimal Standby Power Devices, DOE. http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/eeproducts.cfm
Federal Agency Compliance Guidance. http://www.ofee.gov/eo/rcra2.htm
Federal Fleet/Alternative Fuel Vehicles, OFEE. http://www.ofee.gov/wpr/altfuel.htm
GSA Advantage!®. http://www.gsaadvantage.gov
GSA Environmental Products Overview. http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/programView.do?programId=8542&programPage=/ep/program/gsaOverview.jsp&P=FCOEE&pageTypeId=8207&ooid=9845&channelId=-12972
GSA Environmental Products Guide. http://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_DOCUMENT/2003_4_epsg_optB%28final%20web%20version2%29_R2OP1-z_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.pdf
Green Seal Organization. http://www.greenseal.org/
Health Care Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Network Information Exchange Bulletin. Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance. http://www.mass.gov/ota/otapubs.htm
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. Environmentally Preferable Procurement. http://www.h2e-online.org/tools/grnpurch/epp.htm
NIH Mercury Elimination Campaign – Lists of alternatives to mercury containing products. http://orf.od.nih.gov/nomercury/alternatives.htm
Non-Ozone Depleting Substances, EPA. http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/lists/index.html
Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. http://www.ofee.gov/gp/gp.htm
Office Supplies, Environmentally Preferred, Online Procurement, EPA. http://www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/buying_green_online.pdf
Purchasing for Pollution Prevention Project. INFORM. http://www.informinc.org/p3_00.php
Supplier Database for Recycled Content (CPG Designated) Products, EPA. http://www.epa.gov/cpg/database.htm
Training on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, OFEE. http://www.ofee.gov/gp/training.html
Water Efficiency Program, EPA. http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/index.htm

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

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