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Purchasing
Green procurement is the purchasing of products and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose.
To purchase a green product or service look for one with the following characteristics:
- reusable and contain reusable parts
- recyclable and contain recyclable materials
- second-hand or used materials
- economical to repair
- packaged in returnable or reusable shipping containers
- has the Energy Star symbol
