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Maryland Green Purchasing Committee February 13, 2023 |
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The GPC recently published four environmentally preferable product specifications.
This new specification covers the following categories: Office Paper Products, Non-Office Paper Products, and Office Electronic and Furniture.
This update adds a TCO Certification to increase the eligibility for environmentally preferred Electronic & IT product categories. New categories include headsets, projectors, and data storage devices.
The updated specification includes new invasive plant prohibitions in response to the passage of SB007 and minimum requirements for the selection of landscaping plants.
This update includes the addition of new environmental certifications as suggested by the US EPA.
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 eMMA commodity codes are now linked to Green Purchasing Specifications in the platform's Quick Reference Guides.
With this addition, Procurement Officers will be able to easily identify which product categories in their contract are covered by GPC specifications.
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The Green Purchasing Committee's FY 2022 Annual Report is now online! With your help, we've accomplished a lot this past year:
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$3+ million in Cost Savings
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2+ million tons of CO2e Emissions Avoided
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15,303 tons of Material Conserved
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30+ million gallons of Water Saved
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633 tons of Waste Avoided
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2,771 tons of Pollution Avoided
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America Recycles Day
On November 15th, 2022, DGS hosted an America Recycles Day event to engage state employees and individuals about the importance and benefits of recycling.
A special thanks to the guest vendors and state agencies for your time and effort in attending and educating our state staff on the recycling services: Maryland Department of the Environment, Grainger, Republic Services, Techno Rescue, Waste Strategies, and Securis.
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Measuring the Economic Impact of Reuse
NERC Webinar
April 11, 2023
2:00 - 3:30
Register Here
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GPC Working Meeting
April 13, 2022
1:00 - 3:00
Members Only
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Questions?
Contact us at DGS.BuyGreen@maryland.gov
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