Back up- Travis County Environmentally Preferable Purchasing — original pdf
Backup
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing A Look at Travis County’s EPP Policy Katie Cane Ryan Kenney Travis County’s Operational Sustainability Team Travis County’s Operational Sustainability Team Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Katie CaneEnvironmental SpecialistRyan KenneyEnvironmental Specialist Sr. Agenda Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 1: What is EPP?2: Why does EPP matter?3: How to shop EPP?4: EPP at Travis County What is Environmentally Preferable Purchasing? Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 “Environmentally preferablepurchasing (EPP)” means purchasingand procuring products and servicesthat have the least adverse effect onhuman health and the quality of theenvironment when compared tosimilar products and services. EPP Key Factors Life Cycle Perspective Green Spending/ Green Products Vendor Selection Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Why does EPP matter? Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Carbon Foot Print Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Why EPP MattersCircular Economy Which product would you buy? Item A $12.49 $0.02/count Item B $15.49 $0.04/count Your Agency or Department Name | SDG Progress Report 2025 Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Which product would you buy? Your Agency or Department Name | SDG Progress Report 2025 Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Item AItem B$12.49$15.49$0.02/count$0.04/count Considerations - recycled content? made locally? Avoid - toxic chemicals, single-use items Eco-labels - certified EPP products Vendors - take back programs? PLC impacts? Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 How toshop EPP? The Life Cycle Perspective https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351393304_Personal_protective_equ ipments_PPEs_for_COVID-19_a_product_lifecycle_perspective#pf7 Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing | US EPA Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Eco-Labels EPP at Travis County Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing EPP at Travis County Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Education and TrainingOnline and In-person trainingPolicy2019 - Travis County CommissionersCourt adopted EPP PolicyReuse ResourcesReuse Store and PurchasingWarehouse EPP Policy Use EPP for a minimum of 50% of office supply purchases Influencing vendor behavior by requesting information on vendor EPP and sustainability practices Develop and utilize internal reuse networks – Reuse Store and Purchasing Warehouse Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Goals Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Gently used office supplies Department admin assistance Your Agency or Department Name | SDG Progress Report 2025 Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Reuse Store Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Purchasing Warehouse Questions? Conserve Travis County | Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 2026 Ryan KenneyEnvironmental Specialist Sr.Ryan.Kenney@traviscountytx.govKatie CaneEnvironmental SpecialistKatie.Cane@traviscountytx.gov