Laws

Energy Policy Act of 1992, Section 303 (EPAct)

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, Section 9002 (May 13, 2002)

National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8262g). Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA 42 U.S.C. 13101 and 13102, s/s et seq. (1990). . http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/p2policy/act1990.htm

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Section 6002 (RCRA, 42 U.S.C. s/s 321et seq. (1976)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch82.html  

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Federal Acquisition Regulations

http://www.arnet.gov/farSee Part 23, Subparts 2, 4,7, 8, 9, and 10:

• Energy and Water Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Subpart 23.2. http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_2.html  

• Use of Recovered Materials. Subpart 23.4.
  http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_4.html

• Contracting for Environmentally Friendly Products and Services. Subpart 23.7. http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_7.html

• Ozone-Depleting Substances. Subpart 23.8.
  http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_8.html

• Contractor Compliance with Toxic Chemical Release Reporting. Subpart 23.9. http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_9.html

• Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements. Subpart 23.10. http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_23_10.html

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Executive Orders

NIH Policies and Guidance

NIH Manual Issuance No. 3032 Waste Management.
http://www1.od.nih.gov/oma/manualchapters/intramural/3032/3032.pdf 



NIH Pollution Prevention Plan (P2 Plan). Hardcopy only. Contact DEP for a copy.

Additional Resources

Alternative and Less Hazardous Products for Medical Applications. Sustainable Hospitals Project.
http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/HTMLSrc/IP_factsheet_contents.html#epp

Biobased Products Program, USDA
http://www.biobased.oce.usda.gov
Biobased SuperCenter
http://www.biobased.org/association

Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (Recycled Content Products), EPA
http://www.epa.gov/cpg

Department of Defense – DoD EMall
https://emall.prod.dodonline.net/scripts/emLogon.asp 

Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services, EPA
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf 

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
http://www.dscr.dla.mil/products/epa/htms/pocs.htm

Environmentally Preferable Products, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp
Energy Star®, EPA
http://www.energystar.gov/products

Energy Efficient Products and Minimal Standby Power Devices, DOE
http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/eeproducts.cfm

Federal Agency Compliance Guidance
http://www.ofee.gov/eo/rcra2.htm

Federal Fleet/Alternative Fuel Vehicles, OFEE
http://www.ofee.gov/wpr/altfuel.htm

GSA Advantage!®
http://www.gsaadvantage.gov
GSA Environmental Products Overview
Click here to go to that page.

GSA Environmental Products Guide

Green Seal Organization
http://www.greenseal.org/

Health Care Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Network Information Exchange Bulletin. Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance.
http://www.mass.gov/ota/otapubs.htm#eppnet

Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. Environmentally Preferable Procurement.
http://www.h2e-online.org/tools/grnpurch/epp.htm  
 
NIH Mercury Elimination Campaign – Lists of alternatives to mercury containing products
http://orf.od.nih.gov/nomercury/alternatives.htm

Non-Ozone Depleting Substances, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/lists/index.html

Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. .
http://www.ofee.gov/gp/gp.htm

Office Supplies, Environmentally Preferred, Online Procurement, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/buying_green_online.pdf

Purchasing for Pollution Prevention Project. INFORM.
http://www.informinc.org/p3_00.php 

Supplier Database for Recycled Content (CPG Designated) Products, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/cpg/database.htm

Training on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, OFEE
http://www.ofee.gov/gp/training.html
Water Efficiency Program, EPA
http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/index.htm

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References  

Egan PD, Kaiser B. Can Environmental Purchasing Reduce Mercury in U.S. Health Care? Environmental Health Perspectives. 110(9):847-851.
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2002/110p847-851eagan/eagan-full.html

Messelbeck J, Sutherland L. (2000). Applying Environmental Design to Biomedical Products Research. Environmental Health Perspectives. 108(S6):
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2001/109p205-207kaiser/kaiser-full.html

Messelbeck J, Sutherland L. (2000). Applying Environmental Design to Biomedical Products Research. Environmental Health Perspectives. 108(S6):
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2000/suppl-6/997-1002messelbeck/messelbeck-full.html

Spegel R, Meadows D. (1999). Green Building Materials. A Guide to Product Selection and Specification. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

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