Issue  15  |  April 2005
                                       ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING
Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing seeks the overall
best value, taking into
account price competitive-
ness, regulatory require-
ments, performance
standards, and environmen-
tal impact. Because pur-
chasers typically have clear
sources of information on
procurement and safety reg-
ulations and well-established
methods for evaluating price
and performance, the U.S.
EPA EPP program has devel-
oped the EPP Update to
help government purchasers
consider the environmental
factors in the EPP equation
and to keep purchasers
informed of EPP news. For
more information about the
EPP program's history, tools,
and resources, please visit
   	Highlights	

   Electronics
   Management

   EPA's Partnership
   Program and the
   Auto Supply Industry

   Biobased Products
   Green Buildings

   Greening National
   Parks

   White House Circle
   Award Winners
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 Electronics  Management
 Poses  New Challenges
     Computers and other office
     electronics play a big role in
     our business and personal lives,
helping us perform tasks both large
and small in an efficient manner.
Unfortunately, electronic equipment is
part of an increasing and complex
waste stream that poses challenging
environmental management problems
for federal agencies because of the haz-
ardous constituents in many of these
products. For example, cathode ray
tubes, circuit boards, batteries, and
other electronic components often con-
tain toxic materials such as lead, mer-
cury, and cadmium. The problem is
exacerbated by the fact that many elec-
tronics have short life spans due to
rapid changes in technology. Until
recently, there was no cohesive man-
agement system in place within the
federal government to improve the life
cycle management of electronic equip-
ment and build infrastructure  for the
reuse and recycling of obsolete elec-
tronics. But a new effort is underway
that intends to change  this.
  Electronics Addressed by the
  Federal Electronics Challenge
    • Monitors
    • CPUs
    • Keyboards
    • Photocopiers
    • Laptop computers
    • Equipment with LCD screens
    • Printers
    • Cell phones

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  Piloted in 2003 and rolled out in
2004, the Federal Electronics Challenge
(FEC) aims to empower federal agencies
to achieve cost-effective, environmental-
ly responsible electronics management
throughout the product's life cycle. The
FEC is a voluntary partnership program
for federal facilities or agencies that want

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EPA's Recycling
Electronics and Asset
Disposition (READ)
Services Program
  Recognizing the issues asso-
ciated with electronics man-
agement, EPA initiated the
READ Services Program. This
program will help partners and
non-partners alike properly
tronic equipment. The objec-
federal agencies with a gov-
ernment-wide procurement
tool to properly manage elec-
tronic inventories and to recy-
cle and properly dispose of
excess or obsolete electronics
using an environmentally
responsible approach. To make
the program accessible to all
federal agencies across the
country, READ is being admin-
wide acquisition contract
(GWAC). The GWAC provides
a pool of qualified contractors
that specialize in asset man-
agement services and gives an
option to federal agencies for
disposing of electronics in an
environmentally sound man-
ner. EPA has issued a five-year
multiple award contract to
seven small businesses. Under
the contract, the companies
equipment and its compo-
nents and then reuse, recycle,
or dispose of them in an envi-
ronmentally sound  manner.
to purchase greener electronic prod-
ucts, manage their electronic assets in
an environmentally sound manner,
reduce the impacts of electronics dur-
ing use, receive assistance in changing
their current practices, and gain
national recognition for their efforts.
  As partners,  agencies agree to do the
following:
  •  Select a target challenge level
    (partner, bronze, silver, or gold)
    and pursue the necessary steps to
    reach that  level.
  •  Sign the FEC Pilot Facility Pledge,
    complete a baseline survey, and
    identify goals.
  •  Participate in occasional confer-
    ence calls to learn more about spe-
    cific electronics management
    topics
  •  Document results so that FEC can
    promote successes through case
    studies.
  To promote the FEC, a national
training meeting was held at the
National Institutes of Health in the
beginning of February. Representatives
from 26 federal agencies attended the
training, which covered all three phas-
es of the life cycle management of elec-
tronics, including acquisition and
procurement, operations and manage-
ment, and end-of-life management.
Presentations and supplemental mate-
rials from the training sessions are
available on FEC's Web site at
.
Currently, f f federal agencies plus the
Executive Office of the President have
signed up as partners in the FEC.
Agencies can sign up by visiting
, and partners can RSVP
for the calls by sending an e-mail to
.
  For more information on
the FEC, please contact Laura
Nazef at (202) 564-7523 or
, or visit
.
EPA  Partnership  Program  Adds
Value to Auto  Supply  Chain
       An innovative initiative is mak-
       ing strides in greening the
       automotive industry while
also helping to cut costs. The
Suppliers Partnership for the
Environment—a collaboration
between EPA and automobile manu-
facturers and suppliers—assists
small, medium, and large companies
along the automobile supply chain as
they work together to share innova-
tive ideas, tools, and best practices.
Ultimately, the Suppliers Partnership
 aims to improve the competitiveness
 of these companies while decreasing
 their environmental impacts.
   The Suppliers Partnership began
 as a pilot project conducted by EPA
 and the General Motors Corporation
 (GM) when the Saturn Vue SUV
 was being developed. The project
 revealed that just one simple waste-
 reducing step—eliminating plastic
 seat wrapping during production—
 could save the company as much as
 $520 million if adopted throughout

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the supply chain. GM and EPA realized that other
automotive manufacturers and suppliers, if provided
the tools, information, and technical support, could
improve their bottom line while reducing their envi-
ronmental footprint. As a result of GM's leadership,
the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment was
launched in 2002.
  Over the past three years, the Suppliers Partnership
has provided suppliers and manufacturers with the
tools they need to improve products and processes,
increase energy efficiency, and identify cost-saving
opportunities. The savings realized by the Suppliers
Partnership's members remain with the individual
companies. This particularly benefits smaller, lower-
tiered suppliers that cannot afford sophisticated envi-
ronmental management on their own.
  Cost savings are generally identified through com-
pany-specific workshops available to all Suppliers
Partnership members. During these "Lean and Clean"
workshops, employees from every tier of the compa-
ny are involved in the process of cutting costs, elimi-
nating waste, and optimizing resources and
technologies.
  "Workshops include a cross-section of a supplier's
employees," EPA liaison Kristin Pierre said. "You need
people pulling levers and flipping switches to see
what's happening on the floor, and you need man-
agers who make the decisions to be involved."
  In addition to  workshops, the Suppliers
Partnership provides value to automobile companies
through tools and information, quarterly meetings,
and work groups. Work groups address industry
issues such as Design for the Environment, including
Packaging and Life Cycle  Management,
Environmental Metrics, and Lean Manufacturing.
  Although the Suppliers Partnership is member-dri-
ven, EPA plays a vital role by providing topics for
special projects, information, tools, and resources.
The Agency also develops connections to other pro-
grams within EPA and other federal agencies. For
example, EPA is coordinating with the Department of
Energy to help automobile companies increase their
energy efficiency.  It also provides funds to the
National Institute of Standards and Technology to
conduct workshops.
  The next steps for the Suppliers Partnership include
developing a container-sharing program within
Suppliers Partnership member companies and develop-
ing an industry-wide method for measuring the envi-
ronmental performance of manufacturers and suppliers.
  For more information about the Suppliers
Partnership for the Environment, visit
 or contact Steve
Hellem, executive director of the Suppliers
Partnership, at (202) 530-0096, or Kristin Pierre of
EPA at  (202) 564-8837.
                      Partnership  Member Gets "Lean and  Clean"

                       BAE Industries, an auto manufacturer specializing in seat mechanisms, discov-
                      ered that it could reuse 50 gallons of die lube oil a week after an initial cost of
                      $2,400 for equipment. This change also resulted in a reduced disposal cost, for an
                      annual savings of $22,164. This improvement, as well as others identified during
                      the company's "Lean  and Clean" workshop,  provided BAE Industries with
                      $323,487 in  cost savings.

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Environmental  Summit
Advances Stewardship
  Environmental stewardship
Biobased  Products  Get  a   Boost
the recent National
Environmental Partnership
Summit in Chicago. The confer-
the National Pollution
Prevention Roundtable Spring
Conference, the National
Providers Forum, and the
Performance Track Participants
Association annual meeting-
took place from April 11-14,
2005, and involved more than
600 environmental leaders from
government, industry, and non-
governmental and non-profit
organizations. The purpose of
the conference was to promote
environmental stewardship  by
sharing information about inno-
vations in pollution prevention
and compliance assistance.  The
conference consisted of plenary
sessions, interactive workshops,
educational breakout sessions,
onsite exhibitors, and off site
events and site visits.
  For more information on the
conference and to view program
materials and presentations,
visit  .

Report on EPP in EMS
  The report, "Integrating
Environmental Management
System" is now available at
.
The report gives guidance and
federal facility examples for
how to put green purchasing
goals into federal facilities' EMS
purchasing and overall environ-
mental management goals.
A       recently passed rule will encour-
       age the procurement of biobased
       products and ultimately make it
easier for federal customers to purchase
them. In the "Guidelines for Designating
Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement," published on January 11,
2005, in the Federal Register, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
implemented a preferred procurement
program for biobased products that the
agency  deems eligible. The biobased pro-
gram was originally authorized in the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002, better known as the Farm Bill.
  Under the rule, the federal govern-
ment must give a preference to purchas-
ing biobased  products when practical,
based on price,  availability, and perfor-
mance. Biobased products are any com-
mercial or industrial product (other than
food or feed) that is composed in whole
or in significant part, of biological prod-
ucts, renewable domestic agricultural
materials (including plant, animal, and
marine materials), or forestry materials.
In many ways, the biobased program is
similar  to EPAfe Comprehensive
Procurement Guidelines (CPG), which
address the acquisition of products con-
taining recycled materials.
  The new rule establishes the process
by which USDA will designate the pre-
ferred items for procurement. The des-
ignated "items" will consist of general
groupings of products such as "indus-
trial solvents," "fertilizers," and "cutting
oils." Federal agencies have one year
from the publication of the rule to
ensure  that their procurement specifi-
cations require  the preference for
biobased products. According to the
Federal Register notice announcing the
rule, USDAs biobased program has
three primary objectives:
  • To improve demand for biobased
   products, which would increase
   demand  for many agricultural com-
   modities that serve as feedstock for
   these products.
  • To increase the pace of development
    of the industrial base through value-
    added agricultural processing and
    manufacturing in rural communities.
  • To enhance the country's energy
    security by substituting biobased
    products for fossil energy-based
    products derived from imported oil
    and natural gas.
  According to Ann Veneman, former
Secretary of Agriculture, "This rule pro-
motes energy independence and the use
of environmentally sustainable energy
from biological sources, while at the same
time creating new demand for agricultur-
al commodities  and new business invest-
ment and job growth in rural America."

  In the next phase of the biobased pro-
gram implementation, USDA will be
issuing a series of proposed rules that
will designate specific items for program
eligibility and the level of biobased mate-
rial to be contained in the items. To date,
USDA has identified 83 items for consid-
eration for program designation. Once
an item is designated, all manufacturers
of that product may claim preferred pro-
curement status when marketing their
product to the federal government, pro-
vided that the product contains the level
of biobased materials specified in the
rule. In addition, USDA will also be issu-
ing a proposed rule to establish a volun-
tary biobased products labeling and
certification program, which will allow
authorized manufacturers to use a
"USDA Certified Biobased Product" label.
  For more information, please visit
 or con-
tact Jim Darr at 
or (202) 564-8841.

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     Federal  Green
     Construction:   Finally,
     A  "How-to"  Guide
     for  Specifiers
        From homes to schools to offices to hospitals, the
        construction and operation of buildings requires
        tremendous natural resources and generates large
     quantities of pollution, and contributes to other envi-
     ronmental and human health impacts. As the owner of
     nearly half a million buildings, with another 57,000
     leased, the federal government is in a unique position
     to serve as a model for green building design, con-
     struction, operation, and deconstruction. Recognizing
     this, the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
     (OFEE) adopted sustainable buildings as one of its six
     priority areas in 2002 and has been working since
     then to mitigate the effects that the federal real estate
     portfolio has on the environment.
      Currently, there is no single government-wide
     green building standard for all
     federal agencies to use as a
     model. There are, however,
     a number of existing poli-
     cies, mandates, and
     Executive Orders
     (E.O.s) that establish
     "green minimums"
     and guide federal
     agencies in their
     decisionmaking
     during the
     design,
             In the United States buildings account for:

             • 39 percent of total energy use
             • 12 percent of total water consumption
             • 38 percent of total carbon emissions (the most
               predominant human-made greenhouse gas).

             For more information on the environmental
             impacts of buildings, see .

            specification, and construction phases of a new
            building and/or renovation (see box below). Many
            agencies are incorporating ENERGY STAR® standards
            and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in
            Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating
            system into construction and renovation projects. In
            addition, several agencies—including EPA—have
            implemented their own green building programs and
            policies that raise the bar beyond compliance with
            the aforementioned green mandates and further
            address areas such as green power, healthy indoor
            environments, environmentally preferable construc-
            tion products, low impact landscaping techniques,
            and sustainable brownfield redevelopment.
              Despite a strong mandate and good intentions,
            there are still challenges in implementing green
             building approaches. One key issue has been that,
               although a "Request for Proposals" may state an
                agency's green goals for a construction project,
                  there is often little guidance defining "green,"
What Makes a Building Green?
  Green building is the practice of creating healthier and more resource-efficient models of construc-
tion, renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition. Core elements of a green building include:
  Energy efficiency and renewable energy
  Water conservation and stormwater manage-
  ment practices
  Environmentally preferable building materials
  and methods
Solid waste reduction and recycling
Healthy and productive indoor environments
Smart growth and sustainable development
  To find EPA resources covering each of these areas, visit .

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Federal Regulations and Policies
Governing Green Buildings

  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
    Requires federal agencies to give preference to
    the purchase of specific EPA-designated recov-
    ered-content products under EPA's Comprehensive
    Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Program.
  • The  Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992
    Orders federal agencies to reduce their enen
        imption pci   :                ng,  install
    energy and water conservation features, tr
    energy and water consumption, and institute sys-
    tems to facilitate the funding of energy efficiency
    improvements.
  • E.O. 13101—Greening the Government Through
    Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal
    Acquisition
    Requires the procurement of environmentally
    preferable products and services, including prod-
    ucts containing recovered materials.
  • E.O. 13123—Greening the Government Through
    Efficient Energy Management
    Requires each agency to reduce building energy
    consumption and associated greenhouse gas
    emissions by specific levels relative to historical
    baseline years. The E. 0. also requires each agency
    to meet ENERGY STAR* building criteria to the
    maximum extent possible and expand the use of
    renewable energy, among other provisions.
  • E.O. 13134—Developing and Promoting Biobased
    Products and Energy
    Expands  the federal procurement activities and
    requirements related to biobased products and
    services and sets a goal of tripling the U.S. use of
    bioenergy and biobased products by 2010.
  • E.O. 13148—Greening the Government Through
    Leadership in Environmental Management
    Requires that an environmental management sys-
    tem (EMS) be implemented by federal agencies by
    2005. Among other aspects, EMSs include a pref-
    erence for procuring environmentally preferable
    products.
  • OMB Circular A-11
    Encourages federal agencies to incorporate
    ENERGY STAR® or the LEED* rating system into
    upfront design concepts for new building con-
    struction or renovations.
and no means for agencies to ensure they get what they
want in the end. To address this need for a comprehen-
sive guide for procuring green construction services
within the federal government, EPA is partnering with
OFEE and the multiagency-sponsored Whole Building
Design Guide (WBDG) to develop a guide containing
model green construction specification language to be
used to  supplement full project specifications.
  The Federal Green Construction Guide
for Specifiers, currently in draft form,
is intended to assist federal agen-
cies in meeting various man-
dates, as established by statute
and E.O.s (see sidebar), and
address  EPA and DOE program
recommendations. In addition,
the Guide will help federal agencies
continue to use the LEED® rating sys-
tem and a number of voluntary consensus standards
more effectively as metrics for its green building prac-
tices. Organized according to the Construction
Specifications Institute's MasterFormat™, the Guide
assists in specifying environmental performance require-
ments of materials and installation methods. It also pre-
scribes the quality standards of construction procedures
to be executed on the project. And, key in the Agency's
efforts to measure results, the Guide lays out the contrac-
tor's submittal requirements. "The Guide provides users
with multiple, performance-based options, allowing for
flexibility in application," says Alison Kinn Bennett, EPAs
lead on  the project. "We intend the Guide to be a living
document—expanding into new sections and raising the
bar as the green building industry matures."
  For more information about green building programs
at EPA, visit . For more
information about The Federal Green Construction Guide
for Specifiers, visit  or
contact Alison Kinn Bennett at (202) 564-8859  or
.
 OFEE's Promotion of Federal Green Building Efforts
   OFEE, which reports to the White House Council on
 Environmental Quality, is responsible for promoting
 sustainable environmental stewardship throughout the
 federal government, including green building practices.
 In September 2003, OFEE published The Federal
 Commitment to Green Building: Experiences and
 Expectations, a report documenting, for the first time,
 green building practices, policies, and tools being used
 by the federal government. To view a copy of the full
 report, visit .

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A  Greening  Success at  Our  National  Parks
  If you have visited one of America's beautiful
  national parks lately, you may have noticed some
  changes. Perhaps you saw numerous recycling bins
and heard park rangers conveying environmental
messages to visitors. Or maybe you observed new
alternatively fueled vehicles (AFVs) or energy-efficient
lighting along a park walkway. These environmental
features and many others like them are  a result of the
efforts of the National Park Service (NPS) to promote
green purchasing and sustainability in our national
monuments, parks,  and preserves. To further these
greening efforts, NPS has been working in collabora-
tion with EPAs EPP  program to sponsor a series of
greening charrettes in an effort to help create and
implement strategic green action plans, establish
areas of measurable green improvements, identify
venues to share greening information among park
stakeholders, and engage park employees and part-
ners to assist in greening efforts.  The following are
some of the highlights from the charrettes:
Big Cypress National Preserve
  Big Cypress National Preserve, located in South
Florida, consists of 729,000 acres of mixed-use land
that includes private homes, hunting, cattle grazing,
oil and gas exploration, and off-road vehicle use. As
the site of the first charrette in March 2002, Big
Cypress has inspired many with impressive strides
toward sustainability (see related article in EPP
Update #11, ).
Environmental messages have been added to staff
newsletters and communications with park visitors.
In addition, sustainable concepts have been incorpo-
rated into park planning documents and funding
requests.  The charrette also inspired park officials to
request energy audits, which led to lighting and air
conditioning upgrades in park facilities and housing
units. Recycling has increased in the park, as well as
green procurement, such as high recycled content
paper products, ENERGY STAR® equipment,  green
cleaning products, and biodiesel.

Boston National Historic Park
  The Boston National Historic Park, consisting of
historic sites dating from the American Revolution
and connected by the Freedom Trail, faced unique
challenges, as some of the sites are co-owned and
operated by other agencies and non-profits, and any
actions must take into account historic preservation
as well as sustainability. To address these challenges,
the greening charrette, held in October 2002,
prompted not only the reactivation of the park's green
team, but also motivated other groups to work  on
specific issues such as recycling, AFVs, and the com-
pletion of the park's environmental management sys-
tem (EMS). The park was able to obtain two AFV
sedans and two hybrid SUVs and has led the way in
developing a regional approach for AFV fueling sta-
tions in the Boston and New York City area. In one of
its most successful operations, the park introduced a
comprehensive recycling program in the Navy Yard,
recycling 36,000 pounds of paper, cans, and large
metal items from  industrial work around the  Yard last
year alone.

Bandelier National Monument
  Northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bandelier
National Monument contains Puebloan cliff
dwellings,  Civilian Conservation Corps buildings
from the 1930s, and 33,000 acres of wilderness. The
park undertook its greening charrette in April 2003
and reports increased motivation of park staff to take
more sustainability initiatives, such as turning off
lights and computers, carpooling and walking more,
and seeking out green purchasing opportunities.
Bandelier has also engaged in a partnership with Los
Alamos National Laboratory for hazardous waste
material disposal  and biodiesel purchases and held
training sessions on green procurement. The park
also included environmental requirements in its
recently renegotiated concessions contracts and
reduced the use of asphalt for walking trails by using
durable, non-hazardous, and local flagstone.

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Point Reyes National Seashore
  One of the top 25 most biologically
diverse, yet most threatened areas of the
world, Point Reyes National Seashore con-
sists of grasslands, chaparral ridges, val-
leys, forests, meadowlands, beaches, and
cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Point
Reyes' greening charrette, held in June
2003, provided the foundation and impe-
tus to develop an EMS plan. The park is
also negotiating with the General Services
Administration to replace 50 percent of its
fleet with hybrid or biodiesel vehicles, and
sustainability and energy efficiency has
become an important factor in facilities
design and construction since the char-
rette. In addition, the park has increased
green procurement by purchasing
biobased hydraulic fluids, green cleaning
products, biobased trail crew materials,
and soy-based products in lieu of gasoline.

C&O Canal National Historic Park
  Straddling the Potomac River for nearly
200 miles from Washington, DC, to
Cumberland, Maryland, the C&O Canal
National Historic Park contains more
than 1,400 historic structures and is
home to approximately 1,200 species of
native plants. The park held its greening
charrette in December of 2003 and estab-
lished a Greening Group to work on the
park's EMS and best management prac-
tices. The park has also been a leader in
demolition waste recycling and reuse and
is currently using innovative green prac-
tices for a historic Lockhouse renovation.
Finally, the park has made impressive
strides in green procurement, using green
cleaning products, providing training on
green purchasing, developing a green pro-
curement policy statement, and testing
the use of composting toilets for the park.
  Overall, the greening charrettes have
been well-received and successful in
bringing about a positive culture shift
within the national park system. As more
charrettes are held, EPA and NPS will con-
tinue to encourage collaboration among
the parks and share information about
sustainability and green purchasing.
  For more information on the
greening charrettes, contact Julie
Shannon of EPA at (202) 564-8834 or
.

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White  House  Announces  "Closing
the  Circle"  Award  Winners
    Each year, dozens of federal
    agencies submit "Closing the
    Circle" award applications in
the hopes that their environmental
efforts will be recognized by the
White House. These prestigious
awards focus on waste prevention,
recycling, and green purchasing
activities under Executive Order
(E.O.) 13101, environmental man-
agement under E.O. 13148,
green/sustainable buildings under
both of these E.O.s, and reduced fuel
usage under E.O. 13149. On April 7,
2005,  Federal Environmental
Executive Edwin Pinero announced
the 2005 winners, saying, "We recog-
nize those programs and individuals
who understand that environmental
stewardship delivers dividends not
only for the environment and the
American people, but also for the
federal government's mission and
operations."
  One of this year's winners, chosen
from nearly 200 nominations, is the
EPAs Green Office Supply Blanket
Purchase Agreement (BPA).  The BPA
was initiated with Corporate Express
to encourage the use of green office
products, giving employees access to
an online catalogue including more
than 1,000 recycled content,
biobased, and environmentally
preferable green products that fulfill
E.O. 13101. The BPA, which is
mandatory for all EPA offices and labs
nationwide, will enable EPA to mea-
sure progress in its green purchasing
efforts, help reduce toxic substances,
divert  tons of materials from disposal,
save energy, and make our air and
water cleaner and healthier.
  For more information on the 2005
White House "Closing the Circle"
Awards and winners, please visit
.
2005 White House Closing the Circle Awards Winners
Recycling
• Recycling Successes at Little Rock
  AFB AR, Department of Defense,
  Little Rock Air Force Base, AR,
• Model Consumer Recycling
  Program at Integrated Support
  Command Kodiak Alaska,
  Department of Homeland Security,
  Integrated Support Command
  (ISC) Kodiak, AK, Environmental &
  Fire Protection Branch, Facilities
  Engineering Division
• Protecting Our Environment Is the
  Right Thing To Do, Department of
  Justice, Federal Correctional
  Complex, Florence, CO, Mike Berger

Waste Pollution/Prevention
• Defining the Next Era of
  Pollution Prevention at Luke AFB,
  Department of Defense, Luke Air
  Force Base, AZ, Luke AFB
  Pollution Prevention Team
• Source Reduction and Green
  Initiatives at USCG Air Station
  Borinquen, Department of
  Homeland Security, USCG Air
  Station Borinquen Aguadilla,
  Puerto Rico, AIRSTA Borinquen
  Facilities Engineering

Sustainable Design/
Green Buildings
• LEED Gold Certified Seattle
  TRACON, Department of
  Transportation, FAA-Northwest
  Mountain Region, Renton, WA
Energy Efficiency in
Transportation
• NASA Motor Vehicle Efficiency,
  National Aeronautics and Space
  Administration, Headquarters,
  Washington, DC, NASA Motor
  Vehicle Efficiency Team
• Petroleum Reduction for Marine
  Corps Transportation, Department
  of Defense, US Marine Corps,
  Washington, DC

EMS
• CDC's Leadership, Innovation,
  and Execution of a Corporate
  Environmental Management
  System (EMS), Department of
  Health and Human Services,
  Centers for Disease Control and
  Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,
  CDC,  Environmental Protection
  Section (EPS)
• Environmental Management
  Systems Used at DSCR Facility
  Department of Defense,  Defense
  Supply Center Richmond, VA

Green  Purchasing
• EPA's Green Office Supply BPA,
  Environmental Protection Agency,
  US EPA Headquarters
  Washington, DC, EPA's Green
  Office Supply BPA Team

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