Project History

Origin
The project began with a GSA request for environmentally preferable cleaning products.

Philadelphia Pilot Project
Nineteen cleaning products were evaluated in a field test.

Executive Order (E.O.) 12873
E.O. 12873 was issued eight months into the project. It has since been superseded by E.O. 13101 (PDF). (11 pp, 98KB, About PDF)

EPA's Environmentally Preferable Guidance
This page contains details on EPA's guidance to help agencies purchase environmentally preferable products and services.

Selecting and Evaluating Environmental Attributes
EPA examined numerous environmental attributes.

The Great Compromise
The GSA/EPA team debated several ways to distribute the information.

Project Timeline

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