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Biobased
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BioPreferred
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USDA's Federal BioPreferred Program |
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United
Soybean Board (USB) The USB's mission is to increase soybean demand through
advancements in soy-based research and technology. The Board focuses efforts
on five target areas including: adhesives, coatings and printing inks,
lubricants, plastics and specialty products.
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Calculators/Tools |
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BEES (Building for
Environmental and Economic Sustainability)
The BEES
software is a technique for selecting cost-effective, environmentally-preferable
building products. In support of the 2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act (P.L. 107-171), BEES has been adapted for application to biobased products.
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Electronics
Environmental Benefits Calculator (EEBC) The
EEBC is intended to assist institutional purchasers, including Federal
Electronic Challenge (FEC) program participants, in quantifying the benefits
of environmentally sound management of electronic equipment. Calculating
the Benefits of Purchasing, Reusing & Recycling Computers PowerPoint.
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The Green Matrix The Green Matrix is designed to cross-reference topics of sustainability
with the standard phases of project design, thereby offering appropriate
strategies for a particular phase of work.
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Building
Materials Reuse Calculator The Building Materials
Reuse Calculator helps to estimate the environmental benefits of salvaging
and reusing building materials, rather than buying and installing new ones.
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Calculate construction waste reduction potential.
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Energy
Star Quantity Quotes - This Web site links institutional
and corporate purchasers to ENERGY STAR partners offering bulk procurement
arrangements. You can register as a supplier or purchaser |
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Green
Chemicals Alternatives Purchasing Wizard The wizard is a web-based
tool that allows the user to identify less hazardous and more environmentally
preferable chemicals or processes that may be substituted.
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WAste
Reduction Model (WARM) EPA created
WARM to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily
report greenhouse gas emissions reductions from several different waste
management practices. This is a good tool to quantify environmental activities
from a macro-level perspective. |
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LEED |
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Building Green |
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Greenbuild365 Greenbuild365 provides a learning portal for green building education. |
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High
Performance Buildings Links to, and highlights from, the U.S.
Green Building Council (USGBC), the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System,™ case studies of green
construction efforts, software and databases to aid in determining which
construction products and processes are the most effective, and assorted
high performance construction guidelines and standards.
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Sustainable
Sites™ Sustainable Sites is a cooperative effort with the intention
of supplementing existing green building and landscape guidelines as
well as becoming a stand-alone tool for site sustainability. |
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U.S. Green Building Events Calendar
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USDA Green
Roof The USDA staff is using the high profile green roof as an
example for other Federal agencies and to inform the public about beneficial
landscaping practices.
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Conservatree |
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Earth911 By
entering a location or zip-code at the Earth 911 environmental portal or
1-800-CLEANUP, users can access this resource for community-specific sustainability
information.
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The
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide The guide is a
reference tool for government and school purchasers who want to buy more
wisely. Identifying examples in over 30 product areas, the Guide will
help find ways to reduce workplace hazards, consume less energy, and
protect natural resources.
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EPA
Lamp Recycling promotion |
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Government
Accountability Office (GAO) |
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Rechargeable
Battery Recycling Corporation Through their national program, Call2Recycle™, the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) can help recycle used portable rechargeable batteries and old cell phones. |
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Remanufactured Toner Cartridge Sources |
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RubberForm
Recycled Products, LLC This company manufactures recycled rubber
products, traffic safety products, traffic calming devices, related highway
safety products, HVAC & roofing products.
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Sony Take Back
Recycling Program This program allows consumers to recycle all Sony-branded products for no fee at 75 Waste Management (WM) Recycle America eCycling drop-off centers throughout the U.S.
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Sustainlane Open-source
knowledge base speeds discovery, research and networking with more than
110 best practice documents and a secure directory of participating government
officials from over 450 cities, counties and states. |
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Tire
Retread information Bureau |
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Zero
Waste Planning The site provides technical assistance to communities interested in reducing the flow of materials to landfills and incinerators and embracing zero waste as a vision and planning tool for the future. The Zero Waste Planning Web page features innovative and model practices and policies that can be replicated in other communities. |
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Recycling Resources: |
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Industry Associations
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Internet Resource Directory for
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