Buying Green

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Buying Green
Presented by Eugene Anderson Georgiana
Ball Va. Dept. of General Services
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Buying Green

• Presentation Overview
• Reasons for green procurement
• Policies
• Contracts
• Product examples
• Resources

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Growing Emphasis on Green

• Greater environmental impact emphasis
• Stewardship role of state government
• Governors Management Scorecard
• Legislation / Executive Orders
• Procurement policies

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Environmental Impacts of Purchasing

• What is our Environmental Footprint?
• --Measuring impacts--
• Use of Resources Energy
• Pollution generated
• Climate Change, Toxics,
• Air, Water and Soil Quality

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Challenges

• New products and technologies
• How to measure impacts
• Greenwashing
• How to integrate into procurement

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What isEnvironmentally PreferablePurchasing?

• Products and services that have a lesser or
  reduced effect on human health and the
  environment when compared with competing products
  or services that serve the same purpose.
• This comparison may consider raw materials
  acquisition, production, manufacturing,
  packaging, distribution, reuse, operation,
  maintenance, or disposal of the product or
  service.
• From Federal Executive Order 13101, Greening the
  Government, September 16, 1998.

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Types of Attributes to Examine

• Product-specific attributes
• Process-specific attributes
• Manufacturer-specific attributes

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Procurement though a Wide Lens

• Life Cycle Analysis
• Best Value Procurement

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Purchasing From a Life-Cycle Perspective

• Product design
• Manufacturing
• Packaging and distribution
• Use of product
• Maintenance of Product/Supplies
• Disposal/end-of-life management

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Green Procurement Opportunities

• Buildings
• Cafeteria Supplies
• Landscaping
• Pest Management
• Lodging
• Office Supplies
• Paint
• Paper

• Printing
• Vehicle Fleets Carpeting
• Cleaning Products
• Computers
• Copiers
• Electronics
• Energy Sources
• Furniture

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APSPM Policy and Procedures

• 3.14 c Recycled Paper and Paper Products
  Preferences
• In determining the award of paper paper
  products, procure using competitive sealed
  bidding and award to lowest responsive
  responsible bidder offering recycled products, so
  long as bid price is not more that 10 greater
  than bidder offering a product that does not meet
  the EPA recommended Content Standards

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APSPM Policy and Procedures

• 3.14 c - Recycled Paper and Paper Products
  Preferences
• Purchase only recycled paper for use in office
  equipment except where equipment limitations
  preclude use of recycled paper (EO 48)

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APSPM Policy and Procedures

• 3.14 e Recycled Oil and
• Recycled Antifreeze Preference
• Preference up to 10
• Applies to lubrication oils containing re-refined
  oil or reprocessed oil, including engine
  lubricating oils, hydraulic fluids, and gear oils
  
• Applies to recycled antifreeze transmission,
  hydraulic and specialty oils brake fluid and
  greases
• Excludes marine and aviation oils and reclaimed
  engine coolants excludes coolants used in
  non-vehicular applications

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APSPM Policy and Procedures

• 3.14 f Use of Recycled Goods Products
• Any person who believes particular goods with
  recycled content are functionally equivalent to
  the same goods produced from virgin materials may
  petition the procuring agency to include the
  recycled goods in its procurement process
• Petitioner shall submit documentation which
  establishes that goods (i) contain recycled
  content and (ii) can meet the performance
  standards
• If documentation demonstrates goods will meet
  performance standards set forth in the
  specifications, it shall incorporate such goods
  into its procurement process

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APSPM Policy and Procedures

• 3.14 g Appliances Equipment
• Purchase or lease Energy Star or equivalent rated
  appliances and equipment for all classifications
  when an Energy Star or equivalent rating is
  available
• All new office equipment purchased or leased by
  the Commonwealth that uses paper shall be
  recycled paper-compatible (EO 48)

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APSPM Policy and Procedures

• 3.19 Recycled Goods Purchase Program
• Agencies are encouraged to promote the use of
  recycled goods
• Revised contact phone number 804-786-0103

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APSPM Policy and Procedures

• 3.24 b Tie Bids
• In instances where goods are being offered and
  existing price preferences have already been
  taken into account, preference shall be given to
  the bidder whose goods contain the greatest
  amount of recycled content

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Contracts

• Existing Green State Contracts
• (see handout)
• Fine Paper Envelope
• Printing Contracts
• Channing-Bete Educational Publications
• Remanufactured Laser Cartridges
• Office Supplies
• Carpet
• Vehicles

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Contracts

• Virginia Distribution Center (VDC) -
• Green Products (see handout)
• Paper Towels
• Toilet Tissues
• Detergent-Disinfectant-Deodorizer (GSC)
• Floor sealer, zinc-free (GSC)
• Skin cleanser, foaming soap (GSC)

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Contracts

• Existing GreenState Contracts
• Energy-Star Rated (see Handout)
• Copiers
• Calculators
• Flashlights
• Generators
• Ice Machines
• Appliances
• Lab Supplies

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Contracts

• State Contracts with Possible Potential for
  Green Products/Services (see handout)
• Printing and Publications
• Furniture
• School Buses
• Insecticides Herbicides
• Hauling, Moving and Labor

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Product/ServiceExamples

• Green Cleaning
• Safer, healthier working conditions
• Competes well with existing products
• Can reduce costs and labor

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Product/ServiceExamples

• Green Cleaning
• Products
• Cleaners
• Vacuums, Burnishers, Vapor cleaners, Cloths
• Janitorial or Maintenance Services
• - Requires employee training
• Process
• - Less frequent applications possible
• - Evaluation of type of products needed

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Product/ServiceExamples

• Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs)
• DMMEs CFL give-away
• 60 agencies participated
• Total of 27,300 CFLs distributed
• Energy and CO2 Savings
• Lighting for 690 Homes for one year
• Emissions from 180 cars for one year

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Product/ServiceExamples

• Vehicles and Fuels
• Flex-Fuel Hybrid Cars on State Contract
• Compressed Natural Gas-powered
• (CNG) Vehicles
• Ethanol
• Bio-fuels (Cooking Grease)

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Product/ServiceExamples

• Vehicles and Fuels
• E-85 fuel 85 ethanol 15 gasoline
• Ethanol is made from plant material, such as corn
• or switch grass
• Flex-fuel vehicles can operate on 100 gasoline
  or any blend of ethanol and unleaded gasoline.
  At present time, best to purchase already
  converted.

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Product/ServiceExamples

• E-85 Fuel Site - Richmond
• 1st Ethanol-Based Fueling Site For State Vehicles
  
• DGS, Office of Fleet Mgmt Services , 2400 W.
  Leigh St.

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Product/ServiceExamples

• E-85 Fuel Program
• More than 3,000 gallons have been used.
• More than 750 OFMS pool vehicles are designed to
  run on E-85. Symbol on gas tank door.
• Possible partnership with the U.S. General
  Services Administration (GSA) to allow
  approximately 3,000 GSA-owned flex fuel vehicles
  to access state-owned E-85 fuel dispensing
  locations.

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ResourcesCertification Programs

• Green Certification Programs
• Energy Star
• Green Seal
• Eco-logo
• Forest Stewardship Council
• ePEAT
• Chlorine-free Products Association

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ResourcesCertification Programs

• What to look for in Certification Programs
• Multi-attribute often better than single
• Look for Independent 3rd Party
• Similar to UL, ANSI, ASTM for standards
• and testing protocols
• Number of products listed is increasing

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Resources Building on the Work of Others

• Center for a New American Dream
  www.newdream.org/procure
• EPAs EPP Program www.epa.gov/oppt/epp
• Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
  www.ofee.gov
• The Official Recycled Products Guide from PA
  contains gt4,500 recycled product listings
  www.dep.state.pa.us/wm_apps/recycledproducts/
• Government Procurement www.govpro.com

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Greenwashing!!

• FTC has guidelines (see handout)
• Beware if not clarified with specific
  information
• Earth-Smart
• Earth-Friendly
• Eco-safe
• Eco-design
• Natural
• see www.govpro, June 2007

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Conclusion

• Environmental Stewardship extends to procurement
• activities and decisions
• The focus on green practices and
  sustainability will continue and expand
• Number and type of products increasing
• Try pilot projects
• Upper-level support assists in changing
• institutional systems, culture