Using Web Tools to Further Green Purchasing Initiatives

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Using Web Tools to Further Green Purchasing
Initiatives

• Kat McCarthy, Assistant Recycling Specialist
• Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division
• November 15, 2007

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Waste Reduction in Tompkins County

• 20 Year Solid Waste Management Plan
• 2007
• 58 waste reduction since 1990
• 2015
• Achieve 75 waste reduction

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Tompkins County Solid Waste Programs

• Reduce
• Go Green Initiative
• ReBusiness Partners Program
• Zero Waste Zones and Waste Free Events
• Reuse
• Finger Lakes Reuse Center
• Food and Yard Waste Composting
• Recycle
• Recycling and Solid Waste Center
• Curbside Recycling Collection
• Rebuy
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
  Consortium
• County EPP Initiative
• Finger Lakes Buy Green

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What is Finger Lakes Buy Green?
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Special Features

• Background information
• Why Buy Green
• Buying Guide
• General Guidelines
• Useful Links

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Featured Products

• Office Supplies
• Cleaning Supplies
• Yard and Garden
• Upcoming. . . Maintenance

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Wish List
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Green Glossary
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Integration into programs

• ReBusiness Partners Program
• RecycleTompkins.org website
• HHW DEPOT Collection Days
• Tompkins County Sustainability Initiative
• EPP Consortium

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Challenges

• Research where do you start?
• Appearance what should it look like?
• Publicity getting the word out
• Updates maintaining the website

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Tips

• Conduct research
• Collaborate with partners
• Sustainable Tompkins
• Web designer
• Focus on the goal
• Plan for mistakes
• Update regularly
• Publicize

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www.fingerlakesbuygreen.com

• Kat McCarthy
• kmccarthy_at_tompkins-co.org
• 607-273-6632