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State and Local Government Pioneers: How State and Local Governments Are Implementing Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Practices

This report provides an overview of recent state and local government environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) initiatives and includes references to specific products and technologies. These references are included to provide additional details and do not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This report is intended to show representative state and local government EPP activities. It does not attempt to include the efforts of every state or local government initiating such activities or every activity initiated by the state and local governments highlighted in this report.

  • State and Local Government Pioneers: How State and Local Governments Are Implementing Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Practices (pdf) (2.23 MB, November 2000, 742-R-00-004)
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Last updated on February 7, 2023
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