The Green Purchasing Program at USDA

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The Green Purchasing Program at USDA

• US Forest Service Sustainable Operations Summit
• Session Green Purchasing
• 19 November 2008

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Outcomes

• Awareness of green product categories
• Use USDAAdvantage! to buy green
• Use GSAAdvantage! to buy green
• Use other BPAs to Buy Green IT

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Forest Service Green Purchasing Brochure
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What is Green Purchasing? Green purchasing
encompasses the following mandatory components
Recycled content products, also known as
Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG)
Items Energy-efficient products Energy Star
and FEMP products Biobased products
Environmentally preferable products (EPP)
EPEAT Products Water Efficient Products
Non-ozone depleting substances Alternative
fuel vehicles/alternative fuels
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Open the website USDAAdvantage.gsa.gov
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Log in once youve registered
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Insert item name
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Limit to CPG
CPG
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Environmental contractual symbols
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Select Environmental
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EPEAT

• Electronic Product EnvironmentalAssessment Tool
  (EPEAT)
• Covers laptops, desktops, and monitors
• IEEE 1680-2006 Standard 23 required, 28
  Optional Environmental Criteria

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EPEAT

• EPEAT Environmental Criteria Categories
• Reduction/elimination of environmentally
  sensitive materials
• Materials Selection
• Design for end of life
• Product longevity/ life cycle extension
• Energy Conservation
• End of life management
• Corporate performance
• Packaging

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http//epeat.net/
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Further Training

• Defense Acquisition University
• https//learn.dau.mil/html/clc/Clc1.jsp?cl (C
  ourse CLC046--Green Procurement)
• Biobased http//www.usda.gov/procurement/program
  s/biobased/training/aware/USDA_Biobased_Awareness.
  htm
• USDA Green Purchasing http//energyworkshops.o
  rg.webhosting.tds.net/index.html

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Contact Info
Mark Sajbel - mark.sajbel_at_da.usda.gov 202-720
-8924 http//www.greening.usda.gov/
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