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Congratulations and a big "Thank You" to all of you who have made this one of the most well-known and respected environmental purchasing programs in the nation. This past year, King County was recognized with the “2002 Government Award” from Sustainable Seattle, for outstanding leadership in environmental purchasing. The efforts of County agencies also helped the Solid Waste Division and County win the “2002 Local Government Partner of the Year Award” from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise Program. Year after year, King County agencies continue to improve the environmental impacts of their purchases, and you have done it again. Thank you.
Today's bulletin features the Environmental Purchasing Program 2003 Annual Report, which details recycled and other environmentally preferable purchases by County agencies for the past year (July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003). During this year, King County agencies purchased 5 million dollars worth of recycled and environmentally preferable products. In addition to again increasing King County's level of support of markets for these materials, these purchases also brought $580,000 in savings to County agencies.
Details of the purchases, savings, and product experiences of County agencies can be found in the 2003 annual report, available on our website at:
Table of Contents:
The Policy The Program Implementation The Challenges The Opportunities
Purchase Summary Purchase Detail Office Products Building/Maintenance Vehicular Savings Summary
III. Supporting Program Elements
- Agency Liaison Network
- Internet Information Project
- Website
- E-mail Environmental Purchasing Bulletin
- Internet Discussion Groups
- Public Involvement
- Publicity
- Model Procurement Policy
- Allied King County Programs
IV. Environmental Initiatives of County Agencies
- Green Building
- Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Air Quality
- Energy and Water Conservation
The report is also available in alternative formats by request. Please contact us at the address below or e-mail us for a copy.
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 and Contract Services
Published: October 7, 2003
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