King County Procurement Bulletin #41:
EP Events:  National Satellite Forum; Seattle Vendor Tradeshow

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• Introduction
• EP Events
• Buy Recycled - Satellite Forum
• Environmental Vendor Tradeshow
• For More Information
• Environmental Purchasing Program

Introduction

    THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IN THE PAST!

November will be a busy month for Environmental Purchasing events.

On November 9th, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WasteWise program will host a national "satellite forum" on recycled product purchasing. The program is geared toward business, as well as government, and will feature King County's very own Environmental Purchasing Coordinator, Eric Nelson, along with others from the public and private sectors. Follow the internet link below to find the host site(s) in your state.

On November 3rd, here in Seattle, an information tradeshow, highlighting vendors of environmental products, will be held for government employees, primarily of City of Seattle and King County.

Buy Recycled - Satellite Forum

On Tuesday, November 9, 1999, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Eastern time), the EPA WasteWise program will present a national satellite forum entitled Buying Recycled: The Real Story about Cost, Availability, and Quality. This free, interactive program is designed to provide businesses, governments and other organizations with insights on ways to purchase quality, competitively priced recycled products. This forum is being presented by EPA's WasteWise program and the Buy Recycled Business Alliance (BRBA), a partnership of the National Recycling Coalition. The forum will feature Richard Keller, a nationally recognized trainer on buying recycled products with Maryland Environmental Service who has conducted over 125 seminars on how to buy recycled products. He will share with the audience suggestions on proven, cost-saving strategies for buying recycled products. Viewers will have the opportunity to call in with questions. Also featured will be representatives from both the WasteWise and BRBA programs:

• Bob Langert, Director of Public and Community Affairs, McDonald's Corporation. McDonald's, one of the largest purchasers of recycled materials in the U.S., has looked systematically at purchasing recycled products throughout its operations. McDonald's has found that working with suppliers to integrate environmental criteria as a key component of the purchasing process can result in a broad range of benefits.

• Susan McCloskey, President, Office Plan. As president of a small remanufacturer of office furniture, Susan McCloskey worked with her employees and vendors to explore opportunities for buying products with recycled content. She will discuss how small businesses can overcome obstacles, such as lack of purchasing staff, to become pro-active purchasers of recycled products.

• Eric Nelson, Environmental Purchasing Coordinator, King County, Washington. A leader in the arena of buying recycled products, King County has found ways to save money while improving the environmental impacts of its work. Eric Nelson will describe the challenges buyers face, as they try to change long-standing practices, and share the methods by which King County works to overcome them.

This satellite program will provide viewers with tips on reviewing product specifications and testing procedures, identifying cost-competitive quality products with recycled content, setting up cooperative purchasing, and exploring the feasibility of closed-loop systems. Panelists will discuss how they went about purchasing commonly used items, such as various paper and office products, as well as less frequently purchased items, including construction/remodeling products, retread tires, plastic lumber, and compost.

For more information, contact:

WasteWise Program (5306W)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

401 M Street, SW

Washington, DC 20460

Fax: (703)841-1440

E-mail: wwsf@erg.com

 

 

Environmental Vendor Tradeshow

"Protecting the Seattle-King County Environment--Vendor Solutions"

An Employee Information Trade Show

Environmentally Responsible Purchasing

Wednesday, November 3rd, 1999

8:30a.m. - 4:00p.m. at the Seattle Center

This is a free informational event, that will feature approximately 150 vendors. The focus is on Environmentally Responsible Purchasing. Employees are encouraged to drop-in and to bring their business cards to leave with vendors.

For more information or if you know vendors that might be interested in exhibiting their environmentally preferable merchandise, please contact Julie Holbrook, City of Seattle at 206-684-4525.

King County does not endorse or sponsor these events. They are listed here for informational purposes only. Please contact the sponsoring agencies for more information.

National Satellite Forum:

WasteWise Program (5306W)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

401 M Street, SW

Washington, DC 20460

Fax: (703)841-1440

E-mail: wwsf@erg.com

Environmental Tradeshow:

Julie Holbrook

City of Seattle

Phone: 206-684-4525

E-mail: Julie.Holbrook@ci.seattle.wa.us

Environmental Purchasing Program

King County Procurement & Contract Services

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Updated: October 7, 1999