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EPA FUNDS A TOOL TO GUIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN PURCHASING GREEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICESFOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 2000 EPA FUNDS A TOOL TO GUIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN PURCHASING GREEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Under a grant from EPA, the National Association of Counties (NACo’s) has developed the "Environmental Purchasing Starter Kit" to help local governments set up a cost-effective environmental purchasing program. The kit is designed for purchasing agents, county and city managers, recycling coordinators, local elected officials, product users, and vendors. The kit includes the following components: case studies on energy efficiency and pest control, a sample purchasing resolution, a glossary of environmental purchasing terms, and a baseline survey for internal local government use. To assist federal agencies in "greening" their purchasing practices, EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program has created a variety of resources. Later this year, the EPP Program will be releasing several Internet access tools to accommodate users with all levels of environmental purchasing experience. The tools will include a database of environmental information for products and services, an interactive general training tool, a "How to do EPP" tutorial and a Promising Practices Guide for "greening" contracting practices. The Starter Kit is available at NACo’s web site at: http:// www.naco.org/programs/environ/purchase.cfm. When the EPA tools are released, they will be available at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp. R-8 ### Release date:01/14/2000 Receive our News Releases Automatically by Email
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