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EPA estimates that the Agency spends about $5 million annually on office supplies, or 14 percent of the $35.8 million it spends on all purchase card transactions. Under Executive Order 13423, federal purchasers are required to procure environmentally preferable products and services, including office products. The following useful resources and programs make finding and buying green office products easy.

EPA initiated a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for “green” office products, which gives employees access to over one thousand items that fulfill both E.O. 13423 and recycled-content requirements for buying green. Employees can access the Corporate Express Web-based ordering system .

EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program is a federal-wide program that encourages and assists Executive agencies in the purchasing of environmentally preferable products and services.

The Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) is a key component of the government’s “buy-recycled” program and is part of EPA's continuing effort to promote the use of materials recovered from solid waste. Buying recycled-content products ensures that the materials collected in recycling programs will be used again in the manufacture of new products.

In addition, the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) online supply source—GSA Advantage —offers office supplies that meet the recovered-content requirements of CPG. These items are indicated with the familiar chasing arrows recycling icon.

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