Buy Recycled Links
Procurement and Support Information Websites
EPA Office of Solid Waste Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines -http://www.epa.gov/cpg
Site provides EPA recycled content product procurement guidelines for government agencies and their contractors that use federal appropriated funds. EPA background documents, information on proposing products for designation, and additional recycled content product site links are also included.
Office of the Federal Environmental Executive - http://www.ofee.gov
Site provides the full text of Executive Order 13101, "Greening the government through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition," the Strategic Plan to Implement EO 13101, and other buy recycled/recycling information.
EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp
Includes EPP newsletters and will include final guidance on environmentally preferable purchasing.
General Services Administration/Federal Supply Service - http://pub.fss.gsa.gov/environ/index.html
Environmental site featuring the GSA Environmental Products Guide, environmental products and services, ordering information, business opportunities, and other environmental purchasing links.
National Association of State Procurement Officials - http://www.fcn.state.fl.us/bpsr/drc_notice.html
Contains a database of recycled products searchable by brand name, common name, distributor, manufacturer, postconsumer content, price, etc.
Pennsylvania Resources Council Buyers Guide to Recycled Products - http://www.prc.org/guide/prodindx.htm
Excellent well indexed and well researched site. Find the recycled content products you are looking for using the category index. Home, office, building materials, recreation, paper, automotive, it's all there.
California Integrated Waste Management Board Recycled Products Database - http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RCP
Database includes product listings in the Official Recycled Products Guide and product search feature by type and recycled content level. Over 10,000 products and businesses are listed.
King County Procurement Information System - http://www.metrokc.gov/oppis/recyclea.html
Contract clauses, policies, vendor lists, product performance histories, and more.
America Recycles Day - http://www.americarecyclesday.org
Information on the annual November event held by organizations and government agencies across the country relating to recycling and buying recycled. ARD holds a national drawing for a free house build with recycled-content materials.
Recycled Paper Coalition - http://www.papercoalition.org
Information on the voluntary organization's initiatives to conserve natural resources and reduce waste by purchasing "environmentally-preferred" paper products and maximizing the efficient use of paper. Tips, publications, links, and membership information is included.
Buy Recycled Business Alliance - http://brba.nrc-recycle.org
Site provides information and success stories to assist businesses in selecting and buying recycled. No cost membership entitles businesses to a 30-page guide on implementing a buy recycled program, quarterly newsletters, and industry-specific guides and briefs.
ReThink Paper - http://www.earthisland.org/Paper/rtp.html
A clearinghouse for information about recycled, tree-free, and process chlorine-free paper, manufacturers and distributors, and printers and publishers using these papers.
Green Seal - http://www.greenseal.org
Site lists recycled and environmentally preferable products evaluated through life cycle assessment and qualified for the Green Seal label.
Conservatree - http://www.conservatree.com
Comprehensive information on recycled, tree-free, and chlorine-free papers including information about new papers, environmental characteristics of papers, political and legislative issues, frequently asked questions, and manufacturing and distribution information.
EcoIQ.com - http://ecoiq.com
Provides media products and services to promote "eco-intellegent" decisions.
Buy Recycled Products Websites
Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative - http://www.recycledproducts.orgJanuary 31, 2001
The Recycled Products Purchasing Cooperative (RPPC) is a non-profit program dedicated to natural resource conservation. The goal of the Co-op is to increase the use of recycled copy paper on a national basis. The RPPC is accomplishing this goal by providing 30% postconsumer recycled paper at prices which meet or beat what many entities pay for non-recycled or "virgin fiber" paper.
Global Recycling Network - http://www.grn.com
Recycled content product and recycling information.
Adapt Consulting, Inc. / Adapt Ad Specialty - http://www.adaptadspecialty.com
Carries over 5,000 recycled-content promotional products.
Environmentally Preferable Products Procurement Listserve - http://www.nerc.org/eppnet.htm
The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) has established EPPNET to link federal, state, local and private procurement and environmental officials charged with purchasing environmentally preferable products and developing policies for the procurement of these products.
Initiative on Recycling Listserve - http://www.ofee.gov/html/listserv.htm
The purpose of this listserve is to foster communication in advancing the sharing of ideas and successes of those individuals/groups/organizations interested in the Federal Government Initiative on Recycling.
GreenClips - http://www.greendesign.net/greenclips
A summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues published every two weeks by email.
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Most recently updated ~ January 31, 2001