 Buying
Green, or Environmentally Preferred Procurement, means purchasing supplies
and equipment made from recycled and recyclable materials to help ensure a
strong market for recyclables.
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Buying Green is an important part of the recycling cycle.
Paper is the most prevalent recyclable material on campus, and recycled paper
prices are now competitive with non-recycled content.
City of San José
Environmental Services Department
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy
www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/natural-energy-resources/epp.htm
Guide
to buying eco-friendly products and services; links to web resources for Environmentally
Preferred Purchasing.
RAFT- Resource Area for Teachers
1355 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 451-1420
raft@raft.net
www.raft.net
- Discounted recycled supplies
and equipment
- Teacher training, idea sheets, and learning kits
- Networking opportunities
- Free weekly newsletters
- Green Room: resource room
- Tech Center: discounted technology supplies
California Integrated Waste Management Board
State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign
(916) 341-6481/6473
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/BuyRecycled
Assists
with the establishment of practices for purchasing recycled-content products.
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/WasteReduce/Purchasing/
Provides
information on programs that can reduce the solid waste generated in all areas
of a school district: administration, maintenance and operations,
purchasing, food service and classrooms. Programs create hands-on learning
experiences for students and result in districtwide waste reduction and cost
savings.
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Recycle Store
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RecycleStore
Online
catalog of innovative recycled products and manufacturer information. California Integrated Waste Management Board
Recycled Content Product Delivery
(916) 341-6066
RCP@ciwmb.ca.gov
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RCP
Directory of
16 categories of thousands of products made from recycled materials, including
paper.
Recycled Products Cooperative/Solana Recyclers
137 N. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
(800) 694-8355
info@recycledproducts.org
www.recycledproducts.org
Free
membership service. Provides discounted 30% post-consumer recycled paper
and over 2,500 recycled/remanufactured office products. Conservatree Paper Guide
100 Second Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 561-6530
paper@conservtree.org
www.Conservatree.org
Contains recycled
copy paper listings and single-stream recycling best practices manuals.
Green
Seal
1001 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 827
Washington D.C 20036-5525
(202) 872-6400
greenseal@greenseal.org
www.greenseal.org
Independent
non-profit provides evaluation tools, as well as identifies and promotes
products and services that cause less toxic pollution
and waste, conserve
resources and habitats, and minimize global warming and ozone depletion.
Green Seal evaluates products using ISO criteria.
Alameda County
Waste Management
www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=372
Guide
to buying recycled green products; model policy; cooperative purchasing.
United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
eaves.jesse@epa.gov
yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf
Guide
to buying eco-friendly products and services; links to web Environmentally
Preferred Purchasing resources. Technotrash
Green Disk
www.greendisk.com
Provides computer
software and accessories, as well as office products, all made from
recycled materials.
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