Issue 10 January 2002
ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING
Environmental Management Systems
Drive Agencies To Meet EPP Goals
Organizations around the world are using
Environmental Management Systems (EMSs)
more and more to integrate environmental con-
siderations into day-to-day decisions and practices.
Recently public agency facilities at all levels—federal,
state, and local—have begun implementing EMSs to
reduce their operational costs and to improve overall
environmental performance. Moreover, Executive Order
13148, "Greening the Government Through Leadership in
Environmental Management" (which can be found at:
),
requires federal agencies to implement EMSs by the end
of 2005 at all applicable facilities.
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Highlights
• EMSs and EPP
• New Product-Specific
Purchasing Guides
• Federal Electronics
Stewardship Forum
• EPP Grants
• Biobased Lubricants
• NPS Partnership
• And More!
PROFILE OF A PIONEER:
Working Toward a Greener EPA
The new EPA Headquarters complex
is located in the historic Federal
Triangle District in the heart of the
Nations capital. Part of what makes these
new and old buildings so important goes
beyond their impressive architecture. The
buildings incorporated sustainable build-
ing practices where feasible through all
phases of design and construction.
Thanks to many dedicated individuals,
including EPAs Cathy Berlow, the EPA
Headquarters Project became a reality.
Cathy was involved in EPAs headquar-
ters project long before she was an EPA
employee. She had previously worked at
the Pennsylvania Avenue Development
Corporation (PADC), a
small federal government
agency involved in the
development of
Pennsylvania Avenue and
the original REP for con-
struction of the Ronald
Reagan International Trade
Building, which houses a
variety of federal offices. Since EPA was
going to be housed in the Ronald Reagan
Building, Cathy's experience at PADC and
the Ronald Reagan Building led her to
accepting a position at EPAs New
Headquarters Project.
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iPP in Practice
Hemp Paper Is an
Environmental Choice
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The paper also contains 100 percent
recycled content, which means no vir-
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Instead, the paper is produced using
25 percent hemp—which requires no
wood or paper resources—and 75
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postconsumer waste and is a bright
white color. All Living Tree papers use
chlorine-free resources and postcon-
sumer waste fibers, supporting the
market for recycled paper and helping
to reduce overall wood consumption.
For further information on
Vanguard Eco Blend or other Living
Tree papers, contact the Living Tree
Paper Company at 800 309-2974, or
visit the company's Web site at
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EMS < Continued from Page 1 >
EPA must not only comply with the Executive Order at its own
facilities, but also has specific management and oversight responsi-
bilities to assist other federal organizations in complying with the
Order. In that role, EPA encourages the use of EMSs that focus on
improved environmental performance and compliance, as well as
pollution prevention and system performance. EMSs provide a
framework for managing environmental responsibilities, including
regulatory compliance. By improving overall environmental perfor-
mance and putting more emphasis on pollution prevention and
continuous improvement, EMSs also can help organizations move
beyond compliance.
Purchasing decisions can have a significant impact on an organiza-
tions environmental performance and, thus, the EMSs success. EPA
maintains a leadership role in supporting environmentally preferable
purchasing and practices. Environmentally preferable products may
have a variety of positive attributes—such as reducing the amount of
virgin resources used, diverting materials from landfills, conserving
energy and water, and generating fewer emissions during manufac-
ture or use of the product. The benefits of purchasing environmen-
tally preferable products become even more apparent to an
organization implementing an EMS.
EPAs leadership role in promoting environmentally preferable pur-
chasing also encourages other agencies to explore EMSs. The
Interagency Work Group, chaired by Will Garvey with EPAs Office
of Federal Facility Enforcement, is responsible for assisting other
federal agencies with EMSs by holding workshops and training ses-
sions. According to Garvey, agencies across the federal community
are becoming more aware of the EMS program—and the benefits it
can provide—and are engaging in the planning process.
EPP—Environmentally
Preferable Partnerships
EPAs Environmentally Preferable Purchasing program is partnering
with the National Park Service (NFS) in a new initiative to help
green our national parks. The purpose of this new partnership is
to integrate green purchasing into our parks through a series of work-
shops that NFS is developing.
NFS has recently established 20 parks as Centers for Environmental
Innovation (CEI) to advance the concept of sustainability. These will
be park areas where research, development, and appreciation of sus-
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A number of EPA offices have shared their experiences in incorporating
EPP guidelines into their EMSs. Two reports from regions follow:
Region 10: Seattle, Washington
Officials have been developing a plan for setting up an EMS in EPA Region 10. The
team has been working to define the nature and the scope of an EMS, as well as ana-
lyzing the potential for success. Region 10 already has made significant steps to mini-
mize the environmental impacts associated with its internal purchases, which include
computers and other office equipment, furniture, office supplies, and energy.
Integrating all these pieces into an EMS allows the Region to comply with E.O. 13148
while increasing awareness of the sustainable practices and goals for future environ-
mental impact reductions.
For more information about the Region 10 EMS, contact Bill Glasser with Region
10 at 206 553-7215 or , or the new EMS Coordinator in
Region 10, Clark Gaulding, at 206 553-1849 or .
Region 8: Denver, Colorado
EPAs Region 8 also is designing an EMS. Representatives from each Assistant
Regional Administrators office formed a team and began holding meetings in Fall
2001. The region first hired a contractor for implementation support during the first 5
to 6 months of the project. Region 8 had already established some purchasing practices
to reduce the environmental impacts of products and services used by employees.
The team identified areas for environmental impact analysis, including purchasing com-
puters and related hardware; energy and water use; grants and contracts; meetings and
conferences; and lunchrooms. The regions next step is identifying specific project ideas
within these general categories. According to Dianne Thiel of Region 8, division offices in
Region 8 will be able to use the information gathered during the EMS planning stages to
help accomplish their missions. In addition, divisions with a specific need in mind can
develop their own projects and contribute their information to the regional EMS.
For more information about the Region 8 EMS, contact Marie Zanowick with
Region 8 at 303 312-6403 or .
tainable practices occur and will serve as cat-
alysts to teach and inspire people with con-
cepts and values of sustainability. One of the
key expectations of these CEI parks is that
they will be showcases for environmentally
preferable products and practices. CEIs will
focus on educating staff and working with
park partners to purchase more environmen-
tally preferable products.
A key element of the sustainability training
workshops is to demonstrate to park visi-
tors, staff, and managers that environmental-
ly preferable purchasing is a tool to achieve
their sustainability goals. EPAs role in this
partnership will be to work directly with
these parks to identify the types of products
and services that will improve parks'
resource stewardship capacity. The first
workshop will be piloted at Big Cypress
National Preserve in Florida March 26-27,
2002. NFS hopes that the partnership will
expand to include other NPS-EPA opportu-
nities that exist in programs such as Green
Lights and Energy Star. For more informa-
tion, please contact Shawn Norton at the
National Park Service at 202 565-1260 or
Julie Shannon at EPA at 202 564-8834.
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For more information,
contact EPA's Alison
Kinn at 202 564-8859
or by e-mail at
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EPP Supplements Its Suite of Tools with
Product-Specific Purchasing Guides
Government purchasers looking to procure "green" goods
and services have a new resource at their disposal. EPA
has recently produced a series of purchasing guides
covering the following product and service categories: food ser-
viceware, copiers, cleaners, carpets, electronics, and meetings.
These "one-stop shops" for green purchasing information
describe the challenges, successes, and resources
associated with each product or service,
focusing on how to incorporate environmen-
tal considerations into purchasing decisions.
Although the guides have been developed
with government purchasers in mind, they
may be useful to anyone who wants to buy
greener products for their office or household.
Each guide offers a product-specific education
about environmental impacts of purchasing deci-
sions. For example, when buying food service-
ware, the green purchaser should consider
products made from renewable resources, like agri-
cultural waste; when buying copiers, the purchaser
should look for a variety of energy- and paper-saving options
currently offered by a number of manufacturers. The
"Success Stories" section of each guide highlights how vari-
ous government agencies have identified and purchased
environmentally preferable products. The "Contacts and
Resources" section will lead purchasers to groups defining what
makes a certain product green and to organizations that are
successfully practicing EPP.
The six, 6-page guides are available in an
easy-to-use format on the EPP Program Web
site at , or you may
order hard copies of these colorful publica-
tions by contacting the Pollution
Prevention Information
Clearinghouse at 202 260-1023.
In the future, EPA expects to pro-
duce additional guides on other
products, including paper, and will
refine the content, if necessary, based on
users' response to this initial set. Let us
know what you think!
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Three-Day Conference Will Focus on
Training Green Purchasers
The Center for a New American
Dream, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to helping Americans
change the way they consume to help
protect the environment, and
TerraChoice, the contractor supporting
Canada's eco-labeling program, are co-
hosting an environmental purchasing
conference April 22 to 25, 2002, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The confer-
ence, which will be held at the Sheraton
Rittenhouse, one of the greenest hotels
in the United States, is open to govern-
ment purchasing officials and private
sector companies interested in increasing
their environmentally preferable pur-
chasing.
The conference is the first of its kind to
focus on the needs of government and
other institutional purchasers since EPAs
1997 EPP conference in Baltimore,
Maryland. The conference will give par-
ticipants the opportunity to learn about
new EPP tools and strategies, as well as
provide information on a wider variety of
products and services that are now avail-
able. It also will give purchasers the
opportunity to meet with others to com-
pare notes about progress made and
issues they're struggling with and provide
a forum for them to work collaboratively
and share information about green man-
ufacturers and vendors.
The Center also has been sponsoring a
series of free bimonthly conference calls
for purchasers that focus on a variety of
green purchasing topics. The first two
calls addressed buying environmentally
preferable cleaning products (October)
and paper (December), and each includ-
ed more than 100 participants from more
than 30 states. Each call features product
experts and government purchasers who
have recently participated in green pur-
chasing programs. Conference call partic-
ipants receive a PowerPoint presentation
when they register, so they can follow
along with the speakers during the call.
Future calls will cover energy efficiency
and energy purchases, integrated pest
management, paint, carpet, eco-labels,
and other related topics.
For additional information on the con-
ference or a schedule of upcoming con-
ference calls, visit the Center's Web site
at , or
contact Scot Case at the Center for a
New American Dream at 610 373-7703,
or by e-mail at .
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The MOU, presentatio
and draft action plans
from this forum are
available on line for
review and comment.
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Federal Government ilectronics
impacts associated with govern-
mental use and disposal of elec-
tronic equipment, a number of federal
agencies recently signed a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) to address this issue. Although
efforts to reduce this waste stream, such
as favoring purchases of environmental-
ly preferable and energy-efficient equip-
ment, the MOU outlines ways agencies
within the entire federal government for
purchasing and disposing of electronic
products.
The White House Task Force on
Recycling, U.S. Postal Service, the
Departments of Defense, Energy, and
Interior, EPA, and the Council for
Environmental Quality all signed the
MOU on "Improving Environmental
Management of Electronic Assets." The
administration will work to sign up
more agencies and is soliciting input
from other public and private sector
stakeholders. Electronic products cov
ered by the MOU include computers
and monitors, fax machines, phones,
scientific applications, communicatioi
and information systems.
Stewardship Forum held in October (see
sidebar) was an opportunity to gather
input from stakeholders on the proposed
action plan for the MOU participants, as
The purpose of the Action Plan is to
identify the goals, objectives, and strate
ies the MOU arties will commit to in
order to reduce the overall environmen-
"Promising
Practices"
Will Guide
You to EPP
Success
Competitive bidding and contract
processes often hinder agencies
from buying environmentally
preferable products. Many agencies
realize the importance of environmen-
tally preferable purchasing but question
how they can apply it to their current
purchasing process. To help educate
federal purchasers, EPAs EPP program,
showcases concrete examples of green
purchasing success stories in its
"Promising Practices Guide," available
online at .
Distinct from other tools on the EPP
Web site, the Promising Practices Guide
not only illustrates that environmentally
preferable purchasing is possible, but
also outlines the steps pioneers have
taken to make green purchasing deci-
sions. For example, the Guide shows
how the Department of Interior (DOI)
wrote EPP criteria into a solicitation for
its new custodial contractor, to ensure
use of environmentally sound cleaning
products and to provide a safe, toxic-
free working environment for janitors.
Consequently, environmental preferabili-
ty was a significant factor in the selec-
tion of the contractor, and DOI included
"greening" language in the final contract.
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Stewardship Forum
tal and energy impacts of using and dis-
posing of electronics assets across the gov-
ernment. The two main objectives
identified in the action plan are:
op a government-wide strategy
ror managing the electronics waste
stream; and,
• Promote growth of the infrastructure for
the use, de-manufacturing, and re"
cling of obsolete electronic equipment.
At the forum, the White House Cou^ „
product stewardship in the
on the successes of the last [several] years,
to continue to set the example for the
world in terms of the kinds of stewardship
practices and forward thinking about how
we utilize all the assets that the federal
government brings to its disposal in the
service of the public," he said.
In October 2001, the Federal Government Electronics
Stewardship Forum was held in Arlington, Virginia. The
forum was established by the workgroup created under
the MOU on "Improving Environmental Management of
Electronic Assets." Attendees, including federal chief informa-
tion officers and environmental and procurement profession-
als, gathered to identify issues and make recommendations
that federal agencies can use to develop a government-wide
strategy to implement environmentally preferable and energy-
efficient management practices and reduce the economic and
lifecycle costs of electronic equipment.
The forum organizers identified five areas to consider as a
government-wide strategy is developed:
1. Facilitating the procurement of greener electronics.
2. Ensuring efficient use/management of electronics.
3. Ensuring proper management of electronic products
through recycling and/or disposal.
4. Overcoming barriers and seeking opportunities in the
regulatory arena.
5. Determining the important components needed for a
government-wide strategy.
Many of the Guides success stories
include on-line contract language with
the exact specifications used to achieve
results. In addition, the primary con-
tacts, lessons learned, and links to addi-
tional information also are available for
those with further questions. This com-
bination of tools will enable agencies to
embark on the EPP journey with replic-
able models that can be tailored to their
specific needs.
To date, the Promising Practices
Guide includes 16 success stories, cate-
gorized by both agency and product
category. As the guide evolves, it will
feature additional resources, including
relevant Federal Acquisition Regulations
citations and requirements and infor-
mation on which environmental con-
cerns should be examined at each step
of the purchasing process. More success
stories are on the way—if you have any
of your own that the EPP Program
should consider adding, contact EPA at
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EPA Grants Focus on EPP
E
PA recently awarded three grants to support other organizations' environmentally
preferable purchasing efforts. The grants aim to boost markets for "greener" prod-
ucts and services.
Foundation Helps Make
Meetings Greener
EPA awarded a grant to the Oceans
Blue Foundation to develop a Web-
i based tool to help meeting planners
and others incorporate environmen-
tal considerations when organizing
conferences and meetings. The Web
tool will be market-tested in spring
2002, with a launch tentatively sched-
uled for July 2002. The foundation is a
Canadian nonprofit that works to con-
serve marine and terrestrial environ-
ments by promoting environmentally
responsible tourism and developing best-
practice standards for all sectors of the
tourism industry.
The purpose of the Web tool is to tell
professional meeting planners, service
providers, and the public about the envi-
ronmental issues they should consider
when planning meetings and events.
With a user-friendly and interactive
design, the tool will help users make
environmentally sound choices when
planning meetings.
"Meeting industry professionals, whether
they be planners or suppliers, need the
tools to be able to make appropriate deci-
sions about how to minimize the impacts
of their activities on the environment. This
Web tool will provide them with easy,
accessible guidelines and information to do
just that," said Julie Shannon, Branch Chief
of EPAs Prevention Integration Branch,
Pollution Prevention Division.
For more information on Blue and Green
Meetings, visit the Oceans Blue Web site at
, or e-mail
for
further updates on the project.
Hotels Looking for a
Green Seal
As part of its Green Meetings Initiative,
EPA has awarded a grant to Green Seal
to certify five Washington, D.C.-area
hotels. Green Seal will evaluate hotels on
their water and energy efficiency, fresh
water usage, wastewater treatment, haz-
ardous materials management, and envi-
ronmentally preferable purchasing. The
grant allows Green Seal to conduct the
audits free of charge to the hotels. Green
Seal plans to send an informational
packet outlining the
program to hotels,
asking them if they
would like to have
their facility audit-
ed and certified.
Green Seal's team
of experts will eval-
uate the first five
hotels to respond.
The goal is to market the District of
Columbia as the first area to offer environ-
mentally responsible lodging facilities and
to grow the market for green hotel ser-
vices. The program is supported by the
government of the District of Columbia,
select federal agencies, and corporations
that will provide the buying power to
increase the demand for green hotels.
Government travelers and visitors will be
encouraged to stay and hold their meetings
in certified hotels. This, in turn, will help
motivate others in the hotel industry to
green their services—especially since busi-
ness travel is a major source of revenue for
the industry. In 2000, U.S. business travel
expenditures totaled $185 billion, with
$37 billion spent on accommodations.
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For more information on Green Seal's
Greening the Lodging Industry cam-
paign, visit .
Nonprofit To Evaluate
Environmental Paper Market
Conservatree, a nonprofit organization
that works to grow the market for envi-
ronmental papers, has received a grant
from EPA to conduct a study on the
obstacles slowing market development
for these papers. The Recycled Paper
Coalition will collaborate with
Conservatree in researching issues ham-
pering market development. The project
will add collaborators with other areas of
expertise as it progresses.
Conservatree will use a list of nearly 100
questions on issues and controversies with-
in the environmental paper field to begin
gathering perspectives from all interested
and involved parties. "We want to talk to
everyone involved in manufacturing, mar-
keting, buying, and using environmental
papers and hear as many different view-
points as possible," said Susan Kinsella,
executive director at Conservatree. "We
hope to help make it more possible for
people with differences of opinion to work
together on achieving an environmentally
and economically sustainable paper pro-
duction system for the future."
More information is available at
At EPA, she spent 10 years working
on EPAs New Headquarters Project,
helping with the transition of EPA office
space from Waterside Mall, where the
agency had been housed since its incep-
tion, and other satellite buildings, to the
new facilities in the Ronald Reagan
Building and adjacent Ariel Rios
Building and ICC/Customs (EPA East
and West) Buildings. During that time,
she worked with General Services
Administration (GSA) contractors to
make sure that the construction con-
tracts met EPAs sustainability goals.
Cathy began pursuing her environ-
mental interests in her early career as
an architect. "My original focus was on
historic preservation, but my interest in
conservation issues flowed naturally
from there," she said. "It was a natural
progression, and for me it seemed like
the right thing to do."
In May 2001, Cathy moved to EPAs
Sustainable Facilities Practices Branch,
where she still works on sustainability
issues, but now in a national capacity
In her new post, Cathy examines how
to apply the U.S. Green Building
Council's Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED™) rating
system to EPA facilities across the
United States.
Cathy also is coordinating an effort
through GSA to green the proposed EPA
onsite cafeteria in the ICC Building and
concession stands throughout the head-
quarters complex. The plan is to set up a
program similar to the one adopted by
the U.S. Department of the Interior,
which incorporates several environmen-
tally preferable products and practices.
EPAs EPP program extends a special
thanks to Cathy for her continued efforts
in sustainable construction and design.
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Using Biobased Lubricants at Hydroelectric
Recent laboratory studies undertak-
en by the U.S. Department of
Interior (DOI) show the superior
performance of biobased lubricants under
extreme pressure conditions at hydroelec-
tric power facilities. These "green" lubri-
cants can perform as well as or better
than traditional lubricants, without the
negative environmental impacts.
DOI's Bureau of Reclamation operates
58 hydroelectric power plants in the
Western United States. DOI is con-
cerned about the environmental impact
of grease released during the produc-
tion of energy. Some wicket gate grease
"washes out" from the turbine with the
discharge water. Potential harm to
aquatic life is a concern, as the petrole-
um hydrocarbons in traditional greases
biodegrade fairly slowly and are highly
toxic to aquatic species. Also, some
petroleum greases contain toxic metals
that can accumulate in the food chain.
In 1994, staff at Parker Dam in
California began investigating the use of
alternative greases in wicket gates.
Parker Dam staff found that food-grade
(i.e., safe enough to be in contact with
food) petroleum grease from
Lubrication Engineers, Inc. provided
excellent lubrication qualities and
resisted washout. Called Quinplex
4024, the grease is rated as a low-haz-
ard material to human health, though
complete information on its biodegrad-
ability and aquatic toxicity was lacking
when it was tested. It performed well at
Parker Dam from 1994 to 2000, show-
ing exceptional resistance to washout.
During this period, Parker Dam staff
examined information from the Bureau of
Reclamations Water Resources Research
Laboratory (WRRL) in Denver, Colorado,
as it also was evaluating several alterna-
tive lubricants. WRRL compared five
alternative greases against a standard lithi-
Hydroelectric Power Plants
A hydroelectric plant pa
through a series of louvers, called
"wicket gates," to a turbine that
powers an electric generator. Opening and
closing the wicket gates regulates the flow
of water to the turbine. Greases lubricate
the wicket gate bushings [see illustration].
These greases must function under difficult-
use conditions, including frequent opening
and closing of the wicket gates and high
pressures on the bushings. The greases also
must provide sufficient protection to maxi-
mize the service life of the wicket gate
bushings.
Two-gage arrangements sensitive to torque
and relatively insensitive to bending.
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Power Facilities
um-petroleum grease. The five greases
tested included three food-grade petrole-
um greases similar to the grease used at
Parker Dam, a synthetic ester-based
grease, and a canola-based grease.
The tests were performed on a scale
model of a prototype wicket gate at the
Mt. Elbert Power Plant near Leadville,
Colorado. The model gate operated
under conditions that simulated the
most severe duty cycle experienced by
a wicket gate. WRRL determined lubri-
cation efficiency by measuring the fric-
tion torque during gate opening and
closing. The performance of the lithi-
um-based grease was defined as a good
lubrication rating of 100 percent.
Synthetic ester-based and canola-
based greases, with lubrication ratings
of 93 percent and 105 percent, respec-
tively, performed much better than the
food-grade petroleum greases in these
tests. The average rating for the three
food-grade greases was 55 percent.
Environmental data on these and simi-
lar lubricants are available from manu-
facturers. After analyzing its
performance under extreme-wear con-
ditions, WRRL recommended that
Parker Dam switch to a canola-based
wicket gate lubricant.
Parker Dam switched to a canola-
based grease—Cor-Tek VSG—made by
Utility Service Associates in 2000, and
staff at the dam are satisfied with the
performance of this grease, although
some are concerned that VSG's appar-
ently higher washout factor could com-
promise its superior wear
characteristics. Utility Service Associates
reports that other facilities using VSG
are using less grease, indicating greater
For more information,
contact Jim Darr of EPA
at 202 564-8841 or
.
Details of the studies
done by the Bureau of
Reclamation are at
.
resistance to washout. A more complete
understanding of washout performance
under various use conditions would
provide valuable information to poten-
tial users of VSG and similar products.
Data on biodegradability and aquatic
toxicity supplied by Utility Service
Associates show VSG's environmentally
preferable characteristics:
• VSG demonstrated more than 80
percent biodegradation in a 21-day
test (meeting the German Blue Angel
eco-label criteria for "ready
biodegradability").
• VSG was virtually non-toxic to rain-
bow trout and Daphnia magna (a
water flea), with a 96-hr LC50 value
in trout of greater than 93cc/l and a
48-hr LC50 in Daphnia of greater
than 1,000 ppm.
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January 2002
ailing All Private Sector
PP Pioneers!
Don't let your EPP efforts go unnoticed—
tell your success story in a new EPA report!
Due to the popularity of the June
1999 report, Private Sector
Pioneers, available on the Web at
, EPAs EPP Program is col-
lecting information for a new report
highlighting the efforts of companies to
"buy green" and "sell green." The 1999
report showed how 18 companies were
expanding the market for green prod-
ucts, preventing tremendous amounts of
pollution, and saving millions of dollars,
all as a result of considering the environ-
ment, along with price and performance,
when making purchasing decisions.
Great strides
have occurred
in the last 2l/2
years, so we
are excited to
hear how
you are con-
tributing to
the green
purchasing
trend. If you are
interested in sharing your EPP experi-
ences, please contact the EPP Program at
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