EPP Publications

Agency: Natural Resources

• Green Industry Purchasing Guide (pdf)
• Resources for Green Purchasing (pdf)

EPA Publications

• Buying Green Online
• Greening Your Purchase of Cleaning Products 
• Greening Your Purchase of Copiers
• Greening Your Meetings and Conferences
• EPP Updates (pdf files)
  • Update 18, February 2007
    Highlights include: Benefits of Green Purchasing, Electronic Product Standards, Biobased Products, Strategic Sourcing, OMB Scorecards
  • Update 17, September 2006
    Highlights: Green Buildings, Standards for Green Cleaning and Electronic Products, EPP Purchasing Guides.
  • Update 16, November 2005
    Highlights: EPEAT Strives to Simplify Procurement Process, Expanding the Biobased Product Shopping List, READ Services Program, New Rule to Make Mercury Disposal Easier, Composting at USDA Cafeteria.
  • Update 15, April 2005
    Highlights: Electronics Management, Auto Suppliers Partnership, Green Construction, Biobased Products, National Parks, and Closing the Circle awards.
  • Update 14, August 2004
    Highlights: Buying Green Office Supplies, EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guides, Sustainable Building Design, High Performance Buildings Database, Convention Industry Council, EPP Beyond Borders.
  • Update 13, January 2004
    Highlights: PBTs in vehicles, Green cleaners, Hospitals For a Healthy Environment Awards, Greening the Government Conference, Federal Electronics Challenge, EPP Database, RCRA Reporting, EMSs.
  • Update 12, January 2003
    Highlights: Interview with John Howard - Federal Environmental Executive, Buying Biobased, EPA EPP Goals, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Mercury Free Purchasing, Green Meetings, EPP Database.
  • Update 11, August 2002
    Highlights: EPP Pioneer - Kathy Seikle, Greening of National Parks, North American Conference on Green Purchasing, Scott/Carver revitalization, Online shopping for Green office supplies, Public comments on EPP Product Guides, CPG searchable database, Federal Network for Sustainability.
  • Update 10, January 2002
    Highlights: EMS and EPP, EPP Pioneer - Cathy Berlow, Product Fact Sheets, Federal Elelctronics Stewardship Forum, Biobased Lubricants, Naitonal Park Service Partnership, EPP Grants.
  • Update 9, February 2001
    Highlights: Carpets, EPP Pioneer - Sue Hunt, Paper standards, WasteWise on EPP, King County, Sustainability, Eco-label web sites, Green Conferencing.
  • Update 8, February 2001
    Highlights: Electronices MOU, Greening RTP, EPP Training Too, New documents, DOI's Green Store, Certified Wood, International EPP Programs, ASTM Greem Building, Measurement.
  • Update 7, September 2000
    Highlights: New FAR Green Purchasing Language, Bob Cox - EPP Pioneer, Buy Clean Initiative, Web Based Tools, USPS Green Message, Integrated Pest Management, Pentagon Renovations, BEES 2.0, NPS Green Uniforms, JWOD MOA.
  • Update 6, April 2000
    Highlights: JWOD, Interview with Federal Environmental Executive, Green Cleaning Products, Local Government, ASTM Sustainability Questionnaire, EPP Pioneer - Kent Bullard, Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, EPA's Photocopier standards.
  • Update 5, September 1999
    Highlights: Fort Bragg's Printing, EPP Final Guidance, Environmental Purchasing Tool for Local Governments, Green Conferencing, EPP in Classroom, Green Alternatives for Government Purchasing, DOI Purchasing, EPP Standards Development, Web based tools.
  • Update 4, April 1999
    Highlights: Are Biobased Products Environmentally Preferable?, Environmental Information to be Added to Supply Database, Pentagon Staff Gives Thumbs up to EPP Training, Final Guidance to Result from New Executive Order.
  • Update 3, September 1998
    Highlights: New Pilot Approach for EPP, Parking Lot Pilot Update, "Green" Conference Planning, EPA Initiates Copier Paper Pilot Project, EPP Events, EPP Resources.
  • Update 2, November 1997
    Highlights: Bees Software, DOD's "Green" Parking Lots, Recent EPP Publications, Coming Publications, NACo's EPP Project, Cleaning Products Pilot Update, EPP Pioneers.
  • Update 1, February 1997 (text)
    Highlights: Guidance Status, Pilot Project Status, Other Activities in EPP Program, Outreach.

GreenSeal Publications  

Choose Green Reports (pdf files):

• Carpet
• Compact Fluorescent Lighting
• Floor Care Products
• Lawn Care Equipment
• Low Rolling Resistance Tires
• Luminaires, CFL Downlight 
• Luminaires, High Intensity Discharge
• Luminaires, Linear Fluorescent
• Occupancy Sensors
• Office Furniture
• Office Supplies
• Paper, Alternative Fiber
• Paper, Bathroom Tissue and Paper Towels
• Paper, Copy
• Paper, Printing and Writing
• Particleboard and Medium-Density Fiberboard 
• Quick Serve Food Packaging, Rigid 
• Room Air Conditioning
• Wood Finishes and Stains