King County Environmental Purchasing Program

Procurement Bulletin #2 - Program Web-site

• Introduction
• Web-Site - King County Environmental Purchasing Program
• Contact Information

Introduction

The King County Environmental Purchasing Program was established in 1990 to assist County agencies in implementation of King County Executive Policy CON-7-1-2, which requires agencies to use recycled and other environmentally preferable products "wherever practicable."

The program assembles information about these products and makes it available to specific agency users who can evaluate them and attempt to develop applications in County projects.

These procurement bulletins contain information about the results of product evaluations and other accomplishments of County agencies. We hope this information can help you find ways to use recycled materials in the work of your agency and that you will contact us if we can help you with further information or if you have suggestions.

Web-Site - King County Environmental Purchasing Program

The King County Environmental Purchasing Program opened a site on the world-wide web in April, 1995, as a resource to participants in the King County program as well as others in the community.

Municipalities and other organizations throughout the nation are beginning to recognize that they can make a difference to the environment by purchasing environmentally preferable products and are finding leadership in this confusing new area in the examples set by King County agencies. Over 15,000 visitors entered this web site from January through June of 1997, more than twice the number of visits during that period last year. People from all over the world are taking advantage of this site and these contacts are bringing new information that County agencies may be able to use as we try to develop new applications for recycled and other environmentally preferable products.

At this site, you will find:

Program, Policy and Resources

• About the Program
• King County recycled product procurement program annual reports
• King County recycled product procurement policy
• Model policy and implementation guide (Updated 1997)
• King County recycled product contracts list
• Contract language for buy-recycled contracts
• Recycling Organizations and Resources
• Keys to Success - article

Construction and Landscaping Materials

• Aggregate, Glass
• Aggregate, Concrete
• Asphalt, Recycled
• Compost
• Paint
• Plastic "Lumber"
• Recycling During Construction Projects
• Shredded Wood-Waste
• Steel
• Tire-rubber

Office and Automotive Products

• Antifreeze, Re-Refined
• Laser Printer Cartridges, Remanufactured
• Motor Oil, Re-Refined
• Paper
• Plastic Can-liners
• Tire Retreading and Retreads

Product Experience

• Aggregate, Recycled Concrete:
  • Temporary Road Base at the Cedar Hills Landfill
  • Crushed Rock Surfacing at the Houghton Custodial Landfill
  • Crushed Rock Surfacing at the Puyallup/Kit Corner Custodial Landfill
  • Structural Fill at the Regional Justice Center
• Aggregate, Recycled Glass:
  • Pipe Bedding at the Houghton Custodial Landfill
  • Pipe Bedding at the Puyallup/Kit Corner Custodial Landfill
  • Recycled Glass Cullet as Retaining Wall Backfill (Roads Division)
  • Glass Sand Used as Traction Grit on the Trolley Cars (Transit Division)
• Asphalt, Recycled:
  • Utility Road (Roads Division)
  • Road Base at the Regional Justice Center
• Compost-Amended Topsoil
  • Compost-Amended Topsoil at the West Point Treatment Plant
• Paint, Recycled
  • Recycled glass-content paint at the King County Enumclaw Pool
  • Recycled latex paint at the Kingdome
  • Recycled content epoxy paint at the Kingdome
• Plastic Lumber, Recycled:
  • Channel Boards at the Kingdome
  • Truck Sideboards at the Equipment Shop
  • Bench Slats at Redondo Beach Park
• Wood Waste, Recycled:
  • Temporary Road Base at the Cedar Hills Landfill
  • Landscape Mulch at the West Point Sewage Treatment Plant
  • Landscape Mulch at the King County Airport

Environmental/Recycling Links

Contact Information

Environmental Purchasing Program

King County Procurement & Contract Services

E-mail

Published: August 20, 1997