PLEASE NOTE: These bulletins, published since 1997, are historical. The content is not updated.
Congratulations and thanks to all of you who have made this one of the most highly respected environmental purchasing programs in the nation. Your work in evaluation and use of environmentally preferable materials is giving assurance to other municipalities that we can improve the future of our environment through our purchasing choices.
In the past year, King County agencies have spent three million dollars on recycled products, an increase of 28% over last year. In addition to again increasing King County's level of support of recycled material markets, these purchases also brought $525,000 in savings to County agencies.
Details of the purchases, savings, and product experiences of County agencies can be found in the 1999 annual report, available on our website at
:
- http://www.metrokc.gov/procure/green/annrep99.pdf
- (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
Table of Contents:
I. King County Environmental Purchasing
- The Policy
- The Program
- Implementation
- The Challenges
- The Opportunities
II. Purchases
- Paper Products
- Non-Paper Products
- Savings
III. Environmental Initiatives of County Agencies
- Energy-Efficiency
- Green Building/ Sustainable Design
- Waste Reduction
IV. Supporting Program Elements
- Agency Liaison Network
- Internet Information Project
- World-wide-web
- E-mail Procurement Bulletin
- Internet Discussion groups
- Public Involvement
- Publicity
- Policy
- King County Policy Revision
- Model Procurement Policy
- Allied King County programs
The report is also available in alternative formats by request (for example Microsoft Word and paper format). Please contact us at the address below or send us an e-mail.
Environmental Purchasing Program
The King County Environmental Purchasing Program assists 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 develop applications in County projects.
These environmental purchasing bulletins contain information about the results of product evaluations and other accomplishments of County agencies. We hope this information will 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.
- Environmental Purchasing Program
- King County Procurement & Contract Services
Published: December 20, 1999
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