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Also see Cleaning and Custodial Supplies,
and Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing.
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Note—Some "environmentally preferable products" and some "green products" might not be safe for people and the environment in all situations and uses. To
our knowledge, there is no enforceable standard by which such products must be produced or formulated.
Resources
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Therefore, we do not endorse it or guarantee its accuracy.
Documents
Organizations
- Broadlane—This
group purchasing organization delivers a comprehensive array of supply management services.
- Consorta
—A group purchasing and resource management company.- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing HOW TO Guide
(and associated documents)
—A product of the Environmental Preferable Purchasing (EPP) workgroup of the Hospitals for Healthy Environment (H2E) cooperative project between the
U.S. EPA and the American Hospitals Association.- Premier
Safety Institute
—A health care alliance enterprise collectively owned by more than 200 independent not-for-profit hospitals and health systems in the
U.S.. Together, they operate or are affiliated with more than 1,600 hospitals and other health care sites.
Vendors
- Tri
State—Instrument recycling and laundry bag recycling.
- Recycline—Toothbrushes
made from recycled material. The toothbrushes can be sent back to the
manufacturer in a postage-paid envelope that the manufacturer provides. The
returned toothbrushes are recycled into plastic lumber.
Web Sites
- CleanMed—An
international health care conference on environmentally preferable products
and green buildings.
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