Green Purchasing, also known as Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP), is an important way consumers can help the environment. It means choosing to buy products that are environmentally beneficial or cause less environmental damage than other types of the same product. For instance, buying a bathroom cleaner that is biodegradable, instead of one that is not.
Click on the links below for useful information to help you buy products that save energy, resources, and help reduce harm to the environment. Use your influence on the marketplace. Buy wisely. Buy Green!
General Links
American Plastics Council (APC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPP page)
Green Seal
Northeast Recycling Council (NERC)
Building Materials
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Delaware Valley Green Buildings Council (DVGBC)
Clothing
Goodwill
Salvation Army
Electronics
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
Energy Star
Cleaning Products
Green Seal Cleaners
Environmental Protection Agency Green Cleaning
Paper
Purchase paper with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. Just about all paper manufacturers produce recycled products. PCR content for multipurpose papers can be commonly found at 30%, 50%, and 100%.
