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Buying Recycled. SCAGPO Spring Training March 12, 2008. Definition: Buying Recycled . Purchasing goods made of recycled materials. EPP vs. Buying Recycled .
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Buying Recycled SCAGPO Spring Training March 12, 2008
Definition: Buying Recycled • Purchasing goods made of recycled materials.
EPP vs. Buying Recycled • EPP:“Products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose…” (U.S.EPA)
Why Buy Recycled? • It makes recycling work.
Why Buy Recycled? • It saves natural resources. • It saves energy. • It generates less pollution.
What are the possible barriers? • Cost • Change • Negative perceptions
Starting a Buy Recycled Program • Review your current purchasing program. • Phase in new, “green” products. • Promote your program.
Resources • EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines: www.epa.gov/cpg/ • EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing: www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/ • Recycled Products Guide • Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, etc.
Contact Us DHEC’s Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling 1.800.768.7348