Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and
Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing
The Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels are a tool intended to help
federal purchasers efficiently and effectively identify and procure environmentally sustainable
products and services. The tool also helps the Federal government meet their agency's
sustainability goals, and comply with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA), the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
(PPA), policy directives from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Executive
Order 13834, as described in the frequent questions section of this webpage. The federal
government is the single largest purchaser in the U.S., spending over $450 billion on products
and services each year. The recommendations currently cover 22 key federal purchase categories
and include over 40 private sector standards/ecolabels for use in federal procurement.
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Contents
Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing	3
I.	Product Category: CAFETERIA	3
TAKE-OUT SERVICE: Containers, Cutlery, Dishware	3
COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER DETERGENT	4
II.	Product Category: CONSTRUCTION	5
ADHESIVES	5
CARPET	6
CEILING TILES-ACOUSTICAL	9
FIBERBOARD, GYPSUM PANELS, AND WALLBOARD	10
FLOORING - Tile, Resilient, and other Non-Carpet	11
INSULATION	14
INTERIOR LATEX PAINT	15
III.	Product Category: CUSTODIAL	18
CLEANERS: Carpet, Glass and Multipurpose	18
FLOOR CARE	19
HAND SOAP	20
TOILET TISSUE	21
TOWELS-PAPER	22
WASTEBASKET LINERS (24" x 33" or smaller)	22
IV.	Product Category: ELECTRONICS	23
COMPUTERS	23
IMAGING EQUIPMENT	24
MOBILE PHONES	25
TELEVISIONS	25
V.	Product Category: GROUNDS/LANDSCAPING	26
DEICER	26
VI.	Product Category: OFFICE/FURNITURE	28
COPY PAPER	28
FURNITURE	28
Instructions for US Federal Government Employees on How to Access Standards for Free	33
Find Products Certified to the Recommended Standards and Ecolabels	35
Footnotes	39
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Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and
Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing
I. Product Category: CAFETERIA
TAKE-OUT SERVICE: Containers, Cutlery, Dishware
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GSA's Green Procurement
Compilation.
Recommended Private Sector Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
Biodegradable Products
|J D1 Institute certified comoostable
Un provided composting available-
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mav access these standards for free.
Discover take-out service products
that meet this standard/ecolabel.
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COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER DETERGENT
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GSA's Green Procurement
Compilation.
EPA Ecolabel Program
Notes
Agencies c
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SAFER
CHOICE
an use:
Safer Choice
Discover Safer Choice certified
products.
Recommended Private Sector Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
«> SE*< Green Seal™ 53 Standard for
Learn how government employees
mav access these standards for free.
Discover commercial dishwasher
detergent that meet this
standard/ecolabel.
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Industrial and Institutional Use2
Ecoloso/UL 2759 Standard for Hard
Surface Cleaners2
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II. Product Category: CONSTRUCTION
Adhesives	Flooring
Carpet	Insulation
Ceiling Tiles-Acoustical	Interior Latex Paint
Fiberboard. Gypsum Panels, and Wallboard
ADHESIVES
Statutory Requirements
Notes
N/A

EPA Ecolabel Program
Notes
§|sJ^P Significant New Alternatives Policy

Recommended Private Sector Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
To address Indoor Air Quality/VOC
Emissions, EPA recommends products
meet the California Department of
Public Health (CDPH) Standard
Method for the Testing and Evaluation
of Volatile Organic Chemical
Emissions from Indoor Sources Using
Environmental Chambers, Version
1.1-2010. (This is the VOC emission
testing method for California
Specification 01350.) These
certifications/ecolabels have been
assessed by EPA and incorporate by
reference CDPH v 1.1-2010 (or
equivalents) as either optional or
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IJL 28 IS GREEN GUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Building Materials,
Finishes And Furnishings1
Ecologo/UL 2762 Sustainabilitv
Standard for Adhesives2
required criteria. There may be other
certi fiers/ecolabel s that can provide
demonstration of conformity to these
criteria.
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover adhesives that meet these
standards/ecol ab el s.
CARPET
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
BioPreferred®
CPG
For specific requirements, go to
GSA's Green Procurement
Compilation.
When BioPreferred and CPG are both
required, the agency shall purchase the
item that meets the CPG requirements
(per FAR 23.405 Procedures (c) and
Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act, Section 9002 (b)).
Recommended Private Sector Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
1st Choice private sector standards/ecolabels:
Multi-attribute with confirmed accredited or
conforming certification body:
Please note that these
recommendations do not currently
consider the standards'/ecolabels'/
certifications' effectiveness in
addressing the potential environmental
impacts of material harvesting and/or
extraction.
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mav access these standards for free.
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these standards/ecolabels.

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Good Environmental Choice Australia
(GECA) Floor Coverings1*
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GreenCircle Certified Environmental
Facts for Flooring Products1*
NSF/ ANSI 140 Sustainabilitv
Assessment for Carpet1 AND the
specification below
If a product meeting a 1st Choice standard/ecolabel is
not available, agencies can use one of these multi-
attr ibute standards/ecolabel s* *:
Environmental Choice New Zealand
EC-33-14 Synthetic Carpets1"
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International Living
Future Institute: Living Product
Challenge SM 1.01*
**These are standards/ecolabels for
which EPA has not been able to
confirm that an accredited or
conforming certification body is
available (more information in
footnotes).
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free-
Pi scover carpet products that meet
these standards/ecolabels.
SMART
V y certified
Sustainable Materials Rating
Technology (SMaRT) AND the
specification below
If a product meeting one of the standards/ecolabels
above is not available, agencies can use one or
more of these single-attribute standards/ecolabels to
address key hotspots:
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions & leadership
approaches to chemicals:
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover carpet products that meet
these standards/ecolabels.
Declare.
International Living Future Institute:
Declare1 -
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions:
CRI Green Label Plus' M Program1*
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SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold1


UL 2818 GREENGUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Building Materials,




Finishes And Furnishings1




Recycled Content:

/^aob^Rccycicd Global Recycled Standard1 AND the
^ V_standard specification below

Specification
Notes
Add this specification when using NSF/ ANSI 140,
SMaRT, or the Global Recycled Standard:
Products shall meet California Department of Public
Health (CDPH) Standard Method for Testing and
Evaluation of VOC (Volatile Organic Chemical)
Emissions from Indoor Sources Using Environmental
Chambers, Version 1.1-2010.
This VOC emission specification is
necessary because this hotspot may
not be addressed adequately for carpet
meeting NSF/ANSI 140, SMaRT, or
the Global Recycled Standard.
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CEILING TILES-ACOUSTICAL
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
!¦ BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
Agencies can use:
To address Indoor Air Quality/VOC
Emissions, EPA recommends
products meet the California
Department of Public Health
(CDPH) Standard Method for the
Testing and Evaluation of Volatile
Organic Chemical Emissions from
Indoor Sources Using
Environmental Chambers, Version
1.1-2010. (This is the VOC
emission testing method for

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SCS Indoor Advantase™Gold1

INDOOR AIR OUAUTyR

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incorporate by reference CDPH
v 1.1-2010 (or equivalents) as either
optional or required criteria. There
may be other certifiers/ecolabels
that can provide demonstration of


UL 2818 GREENGUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Buildins Materials,
Finishes And Furnishings1


conformity to these criteria.

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mav access these standards for free.



Discover acoustical ceilins tile
products that meet these
standards/ecol ab el s.
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FIBERBOARD, GYPSUM PANELS, AND WALLBOARD
Statutory Requirements
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
BioPreferred®
©
CPG
For specific requirements, go to
GSA's Green Procurement
Compilation.
When BioPreferred and CPG are
both required, the agency shall
purchase the item that meets the
CPG requirements (per FAR 23.405
Procedures (c) and Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act, Section
9002 (b)).
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
Agencies can use:
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product
cracfleTocracfle	Standard1

SCS Indoor Advantage ^Gold1
IJL 2818 GREEN GUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Building Materials,
Finishes And Furnishings1
To address Indoor Air Quality/VOC
Emissions, EPA recommends
products meet the California
Department of Public Health
(CDPH) Standard Method for the
Testing and Evaluation of Volatile
Organic Chemical Emissions from
Indoor Sources Using
Environmental Chambers, Version
1.1-2010. (This is the VOC
emission testing method for
California Specification 01350.)
These certifications/ecolabels have
been assessed by EPA and
incorporate by reference CDPIT
v 1.1-2010 (or equivalents) as either
optional or required criteria. There
may be other certifiers/ecolabels
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FIBERBOARD, GYPSUM PANELS, AND WALLBOARD

that can provide demonstration of
conformity to these criteria.
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mav access these standards for free.
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& wallboard that meet these
standards/ecol ab el s.
FLOORING - Tile, Resilient, and other Non-Carpet
Statutory Requirements
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
When BioPreferred and CPG are
both required, the agency shall
purchase the item that meets the
CPG requirements (per FAR 23.405
Procedures (c) and Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act, Section
9002 (b)).
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
1st Choice private sector standards/ecolabels:
Multi-attribute with confirmed accredited or
conforming certification body:
Please note that these
recommendations do not currently
consider the standards'/ecolabels'/
certifications' effectiveness in
addressing the potential
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FLOORING - Tile, Resilient, and other Non-Carpet
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Cradle to Cradle Certified™
Product Standard
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Good Environmental Choice
Australia (GECA) Floor
Coverings1*
GreenCircle Certified
Environmental Facts for Flooring
Products1*
NSF/ANSI 332 Sustainabilitv
Assessment for Resilient Floor
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GREEN
SQUARED
Coverings1
Tile Council of North America
(TCNA): ANSI A138 1/ Green
Squared1
environmental impacts of material
harvesting and/or extraction.
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover flooring products that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
If a product meeting a 1st Choice standard/ecolabel
is not available, agencies can use one of
these multi-attribute standards/ecolabels**:
International Living
product Future Institute: Living
challenge Product Challenge™ 1.01 * -
SM RT
V y certified
Sustainable Materials Rating
Technology (SMaRT) AND the
specification below
**These are standards/ecolabels for
which EPA has not been able to
confirm that an accredited or
conforming certification body is
available more information in
footnotes).
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover flooring products that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
If a product meeting one of the standards/ecolabels
above is not available, agencies can use one or
more of these single-attribute standards/ecolabels
to address key hotspots:
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover flooring products that
meet these standards/ecolabels
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FLOORING - Tile, Resilient, and other Non-Carpet
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions/ other
Leadership Approaches to Chemicals:
International Living Future Institute:
Declare. Declare1*#

Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions:

floor
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SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold1



UL 2818 GREENGUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Building Materials,
Finishes And Furnishings1








Recycled Content:

(K
Global Recycled
GlobltaRndarded Standard AND the specification
below

Specification
Notes
Add this specification when using SMaRT or the
Global Recycled Standard:
Products shall meet California Department of
Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method for
Testing and Evaluation of VOC (Volatile Organic
Chemical) Emissions from Indoor Sources Using
Environmental Chambers, Version 1.1-2010.
This VOC emission specification is
necessary because this hotspot may
not be addressed adequately for
flooring meeting SMaRT or the
Global Recycled Standard.
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INSULATION
Statutory Requirements
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
BioPreferred®
CPG
ENERGY STAR®
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurem ent
Compilation.
When BioPreferred and CPG are
both required, the agency shall
purchase the item that meets the
CPG requirements (per FAR 23.405
Procedures (c) and Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act, Section
9002 (b)).

Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
Agencies can use:
Cradle to Cradle
cradle erode

CertifiedProduct Standard1
SCS Indoor AdvantageiM Gold1
IJL 2818 GREENGUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Building Materials,
Finishes And Furnishings1
To address Indoor Air Quality/VOC
Emissions, EPA recommends
products meet the California
Department of Public Health
(CDPH) Standard Method for the
Testing and Evaluation of Volatile
Organic Chemical Emissions from
Indoor Sources Using
Environmental Chambers, Version
1.1-2010. (This is the VOC
emission testing method for
California Specification 01350.)
These certifications/ecolabels have
been assessed by EPA and
incorporate by reference CDPH
v 1.1-2010 (or equivalents) as either
optional or required criteria. There
may be other certifiers/ecolabels
that can provide demonstration of
conformity to these criteria.
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INSULATION

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meet these standards/ecolabels.
INTERIOR LATEX PAINT
Statutory Requirements
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
BioPreferred®
CPG
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
When BioPreferred and CPG are
both required, the agency shall
purchase the item that meets the
CPG requirements (per FAR 23.405
Procedures (c) and Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act, Section
9002 (b)).
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
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Cradle to Cradle
Certified™ Product Standard1
Please note that these
recommendations do not currently
consider the standards'/ecolabels'/
certifications' effectiveness in
addressing the potential
environmental impacts of material
harvesting and/or extraction.
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INTERIOR LATEX PAINT
nilSH Good Environmental Choice
Australia (GECA) Paints &
Coatings Ecolabel '*
- Green SealTM 11 Standard for
« Paints, Coatings, Stains, and
Sealers1*
£ Green SealTM 43 Standard for
Recycled Content Latex Paints'"
Master Painters Institute
E TREME ^PI®} Extreme Green1M1 *
•GREEN"
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover interior latex paints that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
If a product meeting a 1st Choice standard/ecolabel
is not available, agencies can use one of
these multi-attribute standards/ecolabels**:
saw Environmental Choice New Zealand
**These are standards/ecolabels for
which EPA has not been able to
confirm that an accredited or
conforming certification body is
available (more information in
footnotes).
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover interior latex paints that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
EC-07-18 Paints1*
& ^ living International Living
f? rw$ PR0DUCT Future Institute: Living
W W CHALLENGE Product challenge™ 1 01*
pT Sustainable Materials Ratine
V J certified Technology (SMaRT)1
If a product meeting one of the standards/ecolabels
above is not available, agencies can use one or
more of these single-attribute standards/ecolabels
to address key hotspots:
To address Indoor Air
Quality/VOC Emissions, EPA
recommends products meet the
California Department of Public
Health (CDPH) Standard Method
for the Testing and Evaluation of
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INTERIOR LATEX PAINT
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions/ other
leadership approaches to chemicals:
v International Living Future Institute:
Declare. Declare - *
Indoor Air QualityA^OC Emissions:
SCS Indoor Advantage™Gold1
INDOOR ADVANTAGE GC
UL 2818 GREENGUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Building Materials.
Finishes And Furnishings1
Volatile Organic Chemical
Emissions from Indoor Sources
Using Environmental Chambers,
Version 1.1-2010. (This is the VOC
emission testing method for
California Specification 01350.)
These certifications/ecolabels have
been assessed by EPA and
incorporate by reference CDPH
v 1.1-2010 (or equivalents) as either
optional or required criteria. There
may be other certifiers/ecolabels
that can provide demonstration of
conformity to these criteria.
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover interior latex paints that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
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III. Product Category: CUSTODIAL
Cleaners: Carpet Glass. Multipurpose
Floor Care
Hand Soap
Toilet Tissue
Towels- Paper
Wastebasket Liners (24" x 33" or smaller)
CLEANERS: Carpet, Glass and Multipurpose
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
EPA Ecolabel Program
Notes

Agencies can use:
"Airrl Safer Choice
CHOICE
Discover Safer Choice
certified products.
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
>
Agencies can use:
SE4*
*	Green Seal™ 37 Standard for
Cleaning Products for Industrial and
*	" Institutional Use3
Ecoloso/UL 2759 Standard for Hard
Surface Cleaners3
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FLOOR CARE
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
EPA Ecolabel Program
Notes
Agencies
r©i
SAFER
CHOICE
can use:
Safer Choice
Discover Safer Choice
certified products.
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
Agencies can use:
SE4< Green Seal™ 40 Standard for Floor-
Learn how government employees
mav access these standards for free.
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meet these standards/ecolabels.
0
Care Products for Industrial and
Institutional Use2
Eeoloso/UL 2777 Standard for
Sustainabilitv for Hard Floor Care
Products2
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HAND SOAP
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
EPA Ecolabel Program
Notes
Agencies can use:
rOi
p? Safer Ch0lce
Discover Safer Choice
certified products.
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
Agencies can use:
se4/ Green Seal1'1 41 Standard for Hand
^ Cleaners for Industrial and
Institutional Use3
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mav access these standards for free.
Ecoloso/UL 2784 Standard for
Hand Cleaners3
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meet these standards/ecolabels.
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TOILET TISSUE
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
CPG
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
^' Green Seal™ 01 Standard for
Sanitary Paper Products3
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meet this standard/ecolabel.
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TOWELS- PAPER
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
0 CPG
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
4*"—) Green Seal™ 01 Standard for
Sanitary Paper Products3
Learn how government employees
mav access this standard for free.
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meet this standard/ecolabel.

WASTEBASKET LINERS (24" x 33'
or smaller)
Statutory Requirements
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
BioPreferred®
CPG
When BioPreferred and CPG are
both required, the agency shall
purchase the item that meets the
CPG requirements (per FAR 23.405
Procedures (c) and Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act, Section
9002 (b)).
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WASTEBASKET LINERS (24" x 33" or smaller)
Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
Ecologo/UL 126 Standard for
Sustainabilitv for Plastic Film
mama* Products3
Requires 25% post-consumer
recycled content for packaging and
20-25% for plastic film products.
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products that meet this
standard/ecolabel.
IV. Product Category: ELECTRONICS
Computers	Mobile Phones
Imaging Equipment	Televisions
COMPUTERS: Desktops, Notebooks (including 2-in-l
notebooks), Displays, Integrated Desktop Computers,
Workstation Desktops, Thin Clients, and Slates/Tablets
Statutory Requirements
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
ENERGY STAR®
F E M P4L1 Federal Energv Management
Program

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COMPUTERS: Desktops, Notebooks (including 2-in-l
notebooks), Displays, Integrated Desktop Computers,
Workstation Desktops, Thin Clients, and Slates/Tablets
Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
EPEAT Registered (highest ratine
available)2
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mav access this standard for free.
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standard/ecolabel.
IMAGING EQUIPMENT: Printers, Copiers, Multi-Function
Devices, Scanners, Fax Machines, Digital Duplicators, Mailing
Machines
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
ENERGY STAR®
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Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
EPEAT Registered (highest ratine
available)2
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MOBILE PHONES
Statutory Requirements
Notes
N/A

Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
jtK EPEAT Registered (highest ratine
available)2
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TELEVISIONS
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:

J ENERGY STAR®

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TELEVISIONS
Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
EPEAT Registered (highest ratine
available)2
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mav access this standard for free.
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standard/ecolabel.
V. Product Category: GROUNDS/LANDSCAPING
DEICER
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GSA's Green Procurement
Compilation.
EPA Ecolabel Program
Notes
Agencies can use:
Safer Choice
H
Discover Safer Choice
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DEICER
Recommended Private Sector
Standard/Ecolabel
Notes
Agencies can use:
Pacific Northwest Snowfishters
ipV^i Qualified Products2
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VI. Product Category: OFFICE/FURNITURE
COPY PAPER
Statutory Requirement
Notes
Products shall meet this statutory requirement:
CPG
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
Agencies can use:
Ecoloso/UL 2771 Standard for
Sustainable Pacer Products2
£ ) Green Seal™ 07 Standard for
Printing and Writing Paper2
Learn how government employees
mav access these standards for free.
Discover codv oaoer that meet these
standards.

FURNITURE
Statutory Requirements
Notes
Products shall meet these statutory requirements:
BioPreferred®
For specific requirements, go to
GS A's Green Procurement
Compilation.
When BioPreferred and CPG are
both required, the agency shall
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FURNITURE
CPG
purchase the item that meets the
CPG requirements (per FAR 23.405
Procedures (c) and Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act, Section
9002 (b)).
Recommended Private Sector
Standards/Ecolabels
Notes
1st Choice private sector standards/ecolabels:
Multi-attribute with confirmed accredited or
conforming certification body:
BIFMA
cradle cradle
ANSI/BIFMA e-3 Furniture
Sustainabilitv Standard - level®
certified1 AND specification 1 & 2
below
Cradle to Cradle Certified'1 ^Product
Standard AND specification 1
(unless certified Gold or
Platinum) & 2 below
Good Environmental Choice
Australia (GECA) Furniture.
Fittings, and Foam1* AND
specification 2 below
TUV Rheinland® Green Product
Mark AND specification 2 below
Please note that these
recommendations do not currently
consider the standards'/ecolabels'/
certifications' effectiveness in
addressing the potential
environmental impacts of material
harvesting and/or extraction.
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover furniture products that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
If a product meeting a 1st Choice standard/ecolabel
is not available, agencies can use one of
these multi-attribute standards/ecolabels**:
LIVING
PRODUCT
CHALLENGE
International Living
Future Institute: Living
Product Challenge^l.O1 * -
**These are standards/ecolabels for
which EPA has not been able to
confirm that an accredited or
conforming certification body is
available more information in
footnotes).
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AND specification 2 below
Sustainable Furnishings
'sustainable Council Exemplary1 *AND
furnishings council specification 1 & 2 below
SMART
V y certified
Sustainable Materials Rating
Technology (SMaRT)1 AM)
specification 1 & 2 below
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover furniture products that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
If a product meeting one of the standards/ecolabels
above is not available, agencies can use one or
more of these single-attribute standards/ecolabels
to address key hotspots:
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions/other
Leadership Approaches to Chemicals:
Declare.
International Living
Future Institute: Declare 1 *'v
AND specification 2 below
Indoor Air Quality/VOC Emissions:
SCS Indoor Advantage™Gold for
Furniture1 AND specifications 1
& 2 below
t'L 28j8 GREENGUARD
Certification Program For Chemical
Emissions For Building Materials.
Finishes And Furnishings AND
specification 2 below
Recycled Content:
Global Recycled
Standard1 AND specification 1 & 2
below
EPA did not specifically solicit
textile standards/ecolabels for the
pilot. There could be others that are
interested in being assessed per the
Guidelines and considered for
EPA's Recommendations in the
future.
Learn how government employees
may access these standards for free.
Discover furniture products that
meet these standards/ecolabels.
Global Recycled
Standard
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FURNITURE
Textiles:
Association for Contract Textiles
NSF/ANSI 336: Sustainabilitv
IfWV. Assessment for Commercial
Furnishings
Fabric1 AND specification 1 & 2
below

Specifications
Notes
1) Add this specification when using the
ANSI/BIFMA e-3, Cradle to Cradle (unless
certified Gold or Platinum), Sustainable
Furnishings Council Exemplary, SMaRT, SCS,
Global Recycled Standard, and NSF/ANSI 336:
Products shall meet the emissions requirements
of ® ® bifma e3 criterion 7.6.2, or
equivalent.
This VOC emission specification is
necessary because this hotspot may
not be addressed adequately for
furniture meeting ANSI/BIFMA e-
3, Cradle to Cradle, Sustainable
Furnishings Council Exemplary,
SMaRT, SCS, Global Recycled
Standard, and NSF/ANSI 336.
2) Add this specification when using any of the
private sector standards/ ecolabels listed above:
Upholstered products shall meet Technical Bulletin
117-2013 (California's furniture flammability
standard) and must comply with the labeling
requirements California Senate Bill 1019, which
was passed on September 30, 2014, and requires a
label indicating whether the product contains or
does not contain added Flame Retardants.
Applicable to ALL private sector
standards/ecolabels listed above
because Hazardous Flame
Retardants are not addressed.
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The recommendations are based on an independent assessment of private sector environmental
performance standards and ecolabels against the EPA Guidelines for Environmental Performance
Standards and Ecolabels. Where an independent assessment of a standard or ecolabel against the
Guidelines does not exist, the recommendations are based on specifications, environmental
performance standards and ecolabels selected and utilized by other agencies. Currently, the
recommendations include standards and ecolabels from:
•	Department of Energy's (DOE's) Priority Products List
•	General Services Administration's (GSA's) Key Sustainable Products
In general, the recommendations give preference to multi-attribute (i.e., life-cycle based)
standards and ecolabels that address key product hotspots for which EPA has been able to
confirm the availability of a competent certification body that is either:
•	Accredited by an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International Accreditation
Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (IAF MLA) and has the relevant standard
in the scope of its accreditation, or
•	Otherwise meets Section III of EPA's Guidelines.
Federal purchasers can visit GSA's Green Procurement Compilation to see all relevant federal
green purchasing requirements for any product or service, including EPA's Recommendations.
The assessment summaries provide detailed information regarding the standards and ecolabels in
the recommendations. Please email epp@epa.gov to request a copy of a standard/ecolabel's full
Pilot Guidelines assessment. Note that these are only available for standards/ecolabels identified
with footnote 1.
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Instructions for US Federal Government Employees on How
to Access Standards for Free
If you are a US federal government employee who would like access to one of the standards and
ecolabels recommended by EPA, please follow the instructions below. The developers of these
standards and ecolabels will make them available free of charge to federal government
employees for reference and review purposes. Please email EPP@epa.gov if you have any
difficulties accessing the below standards/ecolabels free of charge.
Federal agency representatives can contact their agency's Standards Executive for further
assistance.
Access Recommended Standards and Ecolabels Free of Charge:
Instructions: Click the following links to gain access to the following standards/ecolabels.
Federal government employees should contact the organization directly to gain free access to the
standard/ecolabel.
•	ANSI/BIFMA e-3 Furniture Sustainabilitv Standard - level®certified
•	ANSI/BIFMA X7.1 Standard for Formaldehyde and TVOC Emissions
•	Association for Contract Textiles NSF/ANSI336: Sustainabilitv Assessment for
Commercial Furnishings Fabric
•	Biodegradable Products Institute certified compostable (provided composting available)
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	CRI Green Label Plus™ Program
•	Environmental Choice New Zealand EC-07-18 Paints
•	Environmental Choice New Zealand EC-33-14 Synthetic Carpets
•	EPEAT Registered (highest rating available)
•	FloorScore®
•	Global Recycled Standard
•	Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Floor Coverings
•	Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Furniture. Fittings, and Foam
•	Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Paints & Coatings
•	GreenCircle Certified Environmental Facts for Flooring Products
•	Green Seal™ 01 Standard for Sanitary Paper Products
•	Green Seal™ 07 Standard for Printing and Writing Paper
•	Green Seal™ 11 Standard for Paints. Coatings. Stains, and Sealers
•	Green Seal™ 37 Standard for Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional Use
•	Green Seal™ 40 Standard for Floor-Care Products for Industrial and Institutional Use
•	Green Seal™ 41 Standard for Hand Cleaners for Industrial and Institutional Use
•	Green Seal™ 43 Standard for Recycled Content Latex Paints
•	Green Seal™ 53 Standard for Specialty Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional
Use
•	International Living Future Institute: Declare
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•	International Living Future Institute: Living Product Challenge™ 1.0
•	Master Painters Institute (MPI®) Extreme Green™
•	NSF/ANSI140 Sustainabilitv Assessment for Carpet
•	NSF/ANSI 332 International Sustainabilitv Assessment for Resilient Floor Coverings
•	Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Qualified Products
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold for Furniture
•	Sustainable Furnishings Council Exemplary
•	Sustainable Materials Rating Technology (SMaRT)
•	Tile Council of North America (TCNA): ANSI A138.1/ Green Squared
•	TUV Rheinland® Green Product Mark
Access Recommended UL Standards Free of Charge:
Instructions: If you do not already have a registered account visit UL to create one. Anyone
with a .gov email address will gain access to the standard free of charge. Once the account is
created follow the instructions below:
1.	Click the desired standard below which will take you to the UL website.
2.	Click the red "Purchase Options" button. It will take you to a new page, select "Secure PDF"
with no fee, then click the red "Add to Cart" button.
3.	On the next page click the red "Checkout" button.
4.	If not already logged in, you will be asked for your log in information here. Log in and
proceed to the next page and click the red "Checkout" button.
5.	On the next page click the red "Go to Download PDF" button and follow the directions to
download. You then should have full access to the following standards:
•	Ecologo/UL 126 Standard for Sustainabilitv for Plastic Film Products
•	Ecologo/UL 2759 Standard for Hard Surface Cleaners
•	Ecologo/UL 2762 Sustainabilitv Standard for Adhesives
•	Ecologo/UL 2771 Standard for Sustainable Paper Products
•	Ecologo/UL 2777 Standard for Sustainabilitv for Hard Floor Care
•	Ecologo/UL 2784 Standard for Hand Cleaners
•	Ecologo/UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for
Building Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
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Find Products Certified to the Recommended Standards and
Ecolabels
To search for products that meet the recommended standards or ecolabels, browse the product
registry links per product category listed below. Please note that this is not intended to be a
comprehensive list. There could be other Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) or other
organizations that manage registries of certified products that may not be listed here.
Inclusion in the Recommendations is not an endorsement by EPA of the standards ecolabels or
of any of the products conformant to these standards ecolabels, but rather a statement that the
standard ecolabel meets EPA's Guidelines.
Cafeteria
Take-Out Service: Containers, Cutlery, Dishware
•	Biodegradable Products Institute
Commercial Dishwasher Detergent
•	Green Seal™ 53 Standard for Specialty Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional
Use
•	Ecologo/UL 2759 Standard for Hard Surface Cleaners
Construction
Adhesives
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
•	Ecologo/UL 2762 Sustainabilitv Standard for Adhesives
Carpet
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Floor Coverings
•	GreenCircle Certified Environmental Facts for Flooring Products
•	NSF/ ANSI 140 Sustainabilitv Assessment for Carpet
o SCS Global Services
O UL SPOT
•	Environmental Choice New Zealand EC-33-14 Synthetic Carpets
•	International Living Future Institute: Living Product Challenge™ 1.0
•	Sustainable Materials Rating Technology (SMaRT)
•	International Living Future Institute: Declare
•	CRI Green Label Plus™ Program
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•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
•	Global Recycled Standard
Ceiling Tiles-Acoustical
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
Fiberboard, Gypsum Panels, and Wallboard
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
Flooring
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Floor Coverings
•	GreenCircle Certified Environmental Facts for Flooring Products
•	NSF/ANSI 332 Sustainabilitv Assessment for Resilient Floor Coverings
o SCS Global Services
O UL SPOT
•	Tile Council of North America (TCNA): ANSI A138.1/ Green Squared
•	International Living Future Institute: Living Product Challenge™ 1.0
•	Sustainable Materials Rating Technology (SMaRT)
•	International Living Future Institute: Declare
•	FloorScore®
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
•	Global Recycled Standard
Insulation
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
Interior Latex Paint
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Paints & Coatings Ecolabel
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•	GreenSeal™ 11 Standard for Paints. Coatings. Stains, and Sealers
•	GreenSeal™ 43 Standard for Recycled Content Latex Paints
•	Master Painters Institute (MPI®) Extreme Green™
•	Environmental Choice New Zealand EC-07-18 Paints
•	International Living Future Institute: Living Product Challenge™ 1.0
•	Sustainable Materials Rating Technology (SMaRT)
•	International Living Future Institute: Declare
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
Custodial
Cleaners: Carpet, Glass, Multipurpose
•	Green Seal™ 37 Standard for Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional Use
•	Ecologo/UL 2759 Standard for Hard Surface Cleaners
Floor Care
•	Green Seal™ 40 Standard for Floor-Care Products for Industrial and Institutional Use
•	Ecologo/UL 2777 Standard for Sustainabilitv for Hard Floor Care Products
Hand Soap
•	Green Seal™ 41 Standard for Hand Cleaners for Industrial and Institutional Use
•	Ecologo/UL 2784 Standard for Hand Cleaners
Toilet Tissue
•	Green Seal™ 01 Standard for Sanitary Paper Products
Towels- Paper
•	Green Seal™ 01 Standard for Sanitary Paper Products
Wastebasket Liners (24" x 33" or smaller)
•	Ecologo/UL 126 Standard for Sustainabilitv for Plastic Film Products
Electronics
Computers: Desktops, Notebooks (including 2-in-l notebooks), Displays, Integrated
Desktop Computers, Workstation Desktops, Thin Clients, and Slates/Tablets
•	EPEAT Registered
Imaging Equipment: Printers, Copiers, Multi-Function Devices, Scanners, Fax Machines,
Digital Duplicators, Mailing Machines
•	EPEAT Registered
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Mobile Phones
•	EPEAT Registered
Televisions
•	EPEAT Registered
Grounds/Landscaping
Deicer
•	Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Qualified Products
Office/Furniture
Copy Paper
•	Ecologo/UL 2771 Standard for Sustainable Paper Products
•	Green Seal™ 07 Standard for Printing and Writing Paper
Furniture
•	ANSI/BIFMA e-3 Furniture Sustainabilitv Standard - level® certified
•	Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
•	Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) Furniture. Fittings, and Foam
•	TUV Rheinland® Green Product Mark
•	International Living Future Institute: Living Product Challenge™ 1.0
•	Sustainable Furnishings Council Exemplary
•	Sustainable Materials Rating Technology (SMaRT)
•	International Living Future Institute: Declare
•	SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold for Furniture
•	UL 2818 GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building
Materials. Finishes and Furnishings
•	Global Recycled Standard
•	Association for Contract Textiles NSF/ANSI 336: Sustainability Assessment for
Commercial Furnishings Fabric
O UL SPOT
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Footnotes
1	Recommendation based on EPA's assessment per the 2016 Pilot Guidelines. For more
information on the Pilot and the assessment results, please visit the Background
section. Assessment Summaries for Carpet. Interior Latex Paints. Flooring, and Furniture are
available for more detailed information.
2	Recommendation based on DOE's Office of Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
analysis. For further information on this voluntary program, see:
•	DOE's full Priority Products List
•	DOE's background and evaluation process
3	Recommendation based on GSA's Public Buildings Service analysis. For further information,
see:
•	GSA's Key Sustainable Products Initiative
•	GSA's background and evaluation process
*	This standard does not meet baseline criteria in Section I of EPA's Guidelines, which contains
the requirements necessary to demonstrate that a standard is a Voluntary Consensus Standard
(VCS). Section 12(d) of The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA, PL
103-114) calls federal agencies to use Voluntary Consensus Standards (VCS) in lieu of
government-unique standards in their procurement and regulatory activities, except where
inconsistent with law or otherwise impractical. Section 5(e) of the Office of Management and
Budget Circular A-l 19 (OMB A-l 19) further outlines factors that individual agencies should
evaluate when determining whether to use standards, on a case by case basis. This includes the
extent to which the standards development process reflected the attributes of a VCS
body. Federal agency representatives can contact their agency's Standards Executive for
assistance in determining whether this standard should be considered for use by the agency.
** These certification programs do not meet baseline criteria in Section III of EPA's guidelines,
which contains the requirements necessary to demonstrate that a conformity assessment body is
competent to assess conformance with the standard and follows general good practice specific to
conformity assessment for environmental performance standards. An alternative method to
demonstrate that a conformity assessment body is competent to assess conformance to this
standard is proof of accreditation by an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International
Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (IAF MLA) for a scope including
ISO/IEC 17065 and this applicable standard. Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment (15
CFR Part 287) directs federal agencies to identify appropriate private sector conformity
assessment practices and programs (including third-party certification) and consider the results
of such practices and/or programs as appropriate in procurement activities. The Guidance
stresses that responsibility for the determination of appropriateness rests with each
agency. Federal agency representatives can contact their agency's Standards Executive for
assistance in determining whether this standard should be considered for use by the agency.
#	This standard is not applicable to vinyl floor covering or vinyl furniture/upholstery.
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