Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

News and Events

The following recent news and upcoming event items relate to environmentally preferable purchasing. Please help us keep this list up to date by letting us know of events that should be publicized. Contact the person listed at the bottom of this page.

Environmental Standard for Recycled-Content Latex Paint Completed
On August 9, 2006, Green Seal, Inc. and the Product Stewardship Institute announced the completion of a national environmental standard for recycled-content latex paint. The standard is aimed at assuring consumers that recycled paint, in addition to being environmentally beneficial, can perform as well as virgin paint, both in terms of ease of application and quality and longevity of finish. The standard, GS-43, is now available online. (Posted Sept. 1, 2006)

California Green Lodging Program and Kimpton Hotels Recognized
Articles in USA Today (posted July 23, 2006, updated July 25) and Meetings and Conventions magazine (August 2006 issue, pages 17, 44, and 76) discuss the California Green Lodging Program and the environmentally friendly efforts undertaken by the Kimpton chain (which includes San Francisco's Hotel Triton, a participant in the green lodging program).

Products Identified that Meet the New EPEAT “Green” Computer Standard
More than 60 desktop computers, laptops, and monitors from three manufacturers were recognized on July 24, 2006, as part of a United States Environmental Protection Agency funded effort to identify high-performance, environmentally friendly computer equipment. All of the products meet the new Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) “green” computer standard and they are listed online in the EPEAT database.

Green Hotels List
The green lodging portion of this site has a new list of hotels that participate in the California Green Lodging Program. Use this list to find a hotel which employs environmentally sustainable practices. (Posted May 25, 2005)

More Hotels Go Green
Kimpton Hotels has agreed to go green and enroll all 12 of their San Francisco based hotels in the California Green Lodging Program by December 2005. Hilton Hotels Inc. has agreed to go green and enroll all their California "Hilton Family" hotels, which include the Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, and Doubletree properties by December 2005. A joint press event with the Board and Hilton was held at the San Diego Mission Bay property on August 5, 2005. (Posted October 21, 2005)

10th Annual Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network (WRPPN) Conference
The 10th Annual WRPPN Conference will be held October 10-12, 2006 in San Diego, California. For more information, visit the WRPPN 2006 Conference website.

Annual Recycled Product Trade Show
The Annual Recycled Product Trade Show has merged with REXPO (Recycling Expo). REXPO will be held January 19-21, 2006 at the 30th Stockton Ag Expo at the San Joaquin Fairgrounds. Like the Recycled Product Trade Show, REXPO will feature a wide variety of recycled-content and environmentally preferable products (RCP and EPP) and services suitable for all users. If you purchase, manufacture, supply, or sell RCPs or other EPPs, you need to attend this show! (Posted October 21, 2005)

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