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- Environmentally Preferable Products
- Designated Green Products for Federal Procurement - Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (Version 6, 6/30/2010), The following database is meant as a tool to facilitate the procurement of green products and services. The designated green products are separated into 18 spreadsheets: Building Construction; Traffic Control; Landscaping; Roadway Construction; Building Interior; Building Finishes; Paper Office Products; Printing; Non-Paper Office Products; Office Electronics; Refrigeration & AC; Renewable Energy; Vehicle Products; Park and Recreation; Cleaning Products; Cafeteria Services; Lubricants, Oils, Hydraulic Fluids and Greases; and Miscellaneous. The products listed are those for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department Energy, or U.S. Department of Agriculture have issued designations or otherwise provided guidance for environmental or energy attributes.
- Overviews/General Information
- FedCenter Aquisition Training, FedCenter Training
- Recovered Material (Recycled-Content) Products
- Materials and Waste Exchanges - U.S. EPA, Materials and waste exchanges are markets for buying and selling reusable and recyclable commodities. Some are physical warehouses that advertise available commodities through printed catalogs, while others are simply Web sites that connect buyers and sellers. Some are coordinated by state and local governments. Others are wholly private, for-profit businesses. The exchanges also vary in terms of area of service and the types of commodities exchanged. In general, waste exchanges tend to handle hazardous materials and industrial process waste while materials exchanges handle nonhazardous items.
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