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Why Buy Green?
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing or buying green involves the purchase of goods and services that have a reduced impact on human health and the environment as compared to other goods and services serving the same purpose.
Buying green is all about smart purchasing. State purchasing professionals have a responsibility to buy products that give California the best value. Environmentally preferable products are long lasting, high-quality, less toxic, reusable, and easy to recycle.
Environmentally preferable products also use less materials, water and energy- minimizing the impact on California's natural environment.
Buying green is also the law. See California Public Contract Code, sections 12400-12404 for more information.
Get Going Green!
The State of California has produced an easy-to-use guide to help you find and select environmentally preferable products.
The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Best Practices Manual is now online to help you get going green!
Stay Current
Your agency or department can stay informed about the latest directives and accomplishments involving environmentally preferable purchasing and products via e-mail. Subscribe to this free service by clicking on the News & Events link and entering your e-mail address into the subscription box. Each time the News & Events page is updated, you will receive an e-mail notification.
Contact Us
If you have comments or questions, please contact us via e-mail at: green@dgs.ca.gov
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