King County Environmental Purchasing Program

Environmental Purchasing Bulletins

PLEASE NOTE:  The following is a historical catalogue of all published bulletins since 1997.  They are not updated.

Bulletin Categories:

• Full List of Bulletins
• The Program/Recognition
• Environmentally Preferable Materials - Construction
• Environmentally Preferable Materials - Office/Janitorial/Automotive
• Allied King County programs/activities
• Hazardous waste
• CDL
• Recycling/Reuse
• Green Building
• Waste Prevention/Source Reduction
• Environmental Purchasing Resources

        The Program/Recognition

• Introduction to the bulletin
• Program Web-Site
• National Coverage
• Government Procurement Magazine
• 1997 Recycled Product Procurement Annual Report
• Recycled Content Supply Contracts (King County)
• 1998 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• King County Environmental News
• More King County News
• Happy Holidays
• 1999 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• Environmental Purchasing - King County Wins National Award
• 2000 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• 2001 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• 2002 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• Sustainable Seattle Award
• 2003 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• "Hall of Fame" WasteWise Award
• 2004 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• Green Purchasing - Leading By Example
• 2005 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report
• Best Practices - Practix Report on King County's Environmental Purchasing Program

• 2006 Environmental Purchasing Annual Report

• Green Home-Building
• Seattle's Leadership in Green Building

concrete

• Recycled Concrete
• Vashon Transfer/Recycling Station
• Fly Ash in Concrete
• Pervious Pavement
• Porous Concrete

flooring

• Carpet and Carpet Recycling
• Flooring Materials
• King Street Center
• Recycled Carpet Contract

ceiling tile

• Ceiling Tile Recycling

landscaping

• Recycled Materials for Landscape Applications
• Meadowbrook Pond-City of Seattle
• Native Plant Salvage Program
• Soils and Salmon
• Pesticide Reduction in King County
• Landscaping/Natural Yard Care
• Natural Vegetation Management (goats)

paint

• Green Paint
• Recycled Glass Sandblasting Abrasives

plastic

• Introduction, Plastic Bridge
• ASTM Recycled Plastic Lumber Standards
• Recycled Plastic Lumber - Structural
• Meadowbrook Pond-City of Seattle

tires

• Scrap Tires in Civil Engineering Applications
• Tires Galore - ITRA Expo
• King County's Use of Recycled Rubber Truck Decking

wood

• Certified Wood

roadway materials (concrete, compost, slag, etc)

• Recycled Roadway Materials
• Fly Ash in Concrete
• Low-VOC Cold-Patch
• Sign Refurbishing
• Pervious Pavement
• Porous Concrete

contracts

• Remanufactured Laser Printer Toner Cartridges
• Recycled Content Supply Contracts (King County)
• Recycled Carpet Contract
• Electronics Recycling Contract
• Salvaged Building Materials Contract
• King County Contract for Remanufactured/New Toner Cartridges
• King County's Use of Recycled Rubber Truck Decking

cleaners

• Environmentally Preferable Cleaners
• Janitorial Cleaners Project
• Aqueous Part Washers

toner cartridges

• Remanufactured Laser Printer Toner Cartridges
• King County Contract for Remanufactured/New Toner Cartridges (2004)

energy efficiency equipment

• Energy Tool Kit
• King Street Center
• WSU Energy Report
• ENERGY STARŪ requirements
• New Fluorescent Tube Recycling Rules
• Hybrid Vehicles
• Hybrid Diesel-Electric Buses
• Efficient Marine Engines
• Solar Powered LEDs for Bus Shelters
• Green Procurement Case Studies

office products

• Remanufactured Office Furniture
• ENERGY STARŪ requirements

paint

• Green Paint
• Green Procurement Case Studies

oil

• King County Metro Transit switches to re-refined motor oil
• Vegetable Oil-Based Hydraulic Fluids
• Green Procurement Case Studies

vehicles

• Hybrid Vehicles
• Biodiesel
• New Buses, Old Motors
• Dry Cleaned Air Filters
• Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel
• Aqueous Part Washers
• Hybrid Diesel-Electric Buses
• Efficient Marine Engines
• Metro Transit Buys Hybrid Buses
• Metro Transit Buying Biodiesel
• King County's Use of Recycled Rubber Truck Decking
• Lead-Free Wheel Weights
• King County Will Quadruple Biodiesel Use
• Green Fleets
• Hybrid Bus Purchase

• Construction, Demolition and Landclearing Debris
• King County Local Hazardous Waste Program
• Energy Efficiency Projects in King County
• County Recycling Activities
• Waste Prevention
• King County Environmental News
• More King County News
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Native Plant Salvage Program
• Soils for Salmon
• Computer Recovery Project
• Reclaimed Water
• Low-VOC Cold-Patch
• Hybrid Vehicles
• Pesticide Reduction in King County
• Sustainable Washington
• Landscaping/Natural Yard Care

• King County Local Hazardous Waste Program
• Pesticides: Progress in King County
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Computer Recovery Project
• New Fluorescent Tube Recycling Rules
• Pesticide Reduction in King County
• Aqueous Part Washers
• Electronics Recycling Contract
• Landscaping/Natural Yard Care
• Lead-Free Wheel Weights

• County Recycling Activities
• Carpet and Carpet Recycling
• Ceiling Tile Recycling
• Happy Holidays
• Food Waste Composting
• Re-Use
• Remanufactured Office Furniture
• Native Plant Salvage Program
• Computer Recovery Project
• The Greening of the Olympic Games
• Waste Reduction/Prevention During the Holidays?
• New Fluorescent Tube Recycling Rules
• Reclaimed Water
• Low-VOC Cold-Patch
• Sign Refurbishing
• New Buses, Old Motors
• Dry Cleaned Air Filters
• Recycled Carpet Contract
• Electronics Recycling Contract
• Salvage Building Materials Contract
• "Hall of Fame" WasteWise Award
• King County Contract for Remanufactured/New Toner Cartridges
• Closing the Circle News

• Resources for Green Building and Sustainability
• Energy Tool Kit
• King Street Center
• Vashon Transfer/Recycling Station
• Product Stewardship
• The Greening of the Olympic Games
• Green Home-Building
• Certified Wood
• Seattle's Leadership in Green Building
• More on Seattle Green Building
• Fly Ash in Concrete
• Recycled Carpet Contract
• Sustainable Washington
• Solar Powered LEDs for Bus Shelters
• Closing the Circle News
• Porous Concrete

• Resources for Environmental Preferable Procurement
• Resources for Green Building/Sustainability
• Energy Tool Kit
• Remanufactured Office Furniture
• WSU Energy Report
• EP Events
• ENERGY STARŪ requirements
• Product Stewardship
• Environmental Purchasing - King County Wins National Award
• Green Purchasing - Leading By Example
• Responsible Purchasing Network
• Best Practices - Practix Report on King County's Environmental Purchasing Program
• Green Procurement Case Studies
• Greenwashing

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