California Greenin'

Resources

Key Players in Green Procurement

State of California

• Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) 
  • Recycled-Content Product Directory
  • RecycleStore
  • Recycled Product Manufacturers
• Department of General Services
  • Procurement Division
  • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Best Practices Manual (PDF, 4 MB)
  • Green California

Other Governments

• County of Alameda, California
• City of Santa Monica, California
• King County, Washington
• State of Massachusetts
• United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
  • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

Standard-Setting Organizations

• State of California
• Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
• Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
• ENERGY STAR
• Green Seal
• Scientific Certification Systems
• U.S. Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™

Policy and Programs

• Center for a New American Dream. The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice. The Center maintains and extensive listing of institutional green purchasing policies.
• Green Procurement Policies. This CalRecyelc Web page provides links to policies, ordinances, and resolutions from public agencies.