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Government Procurment, April 2005

Buying Better Copy Paper

By Scot Case

Resource List:

American Forest and Paper Association Includes useful information on the history of paper making and the current state of the paper industry. http://www.afandpa.org

Center for a New American Dream Provides an extensive variety of resources for institutions interested in buying more environmentally preferable papers. http://www.newdream.org/procure

Chlorine Free Products Association Certifies products, including paper, that are manufactured without chlorine or its derivatives. http://www.chlorinefreeproducts.org

Conservatree Lists hundreds of environmentally preferable papers on its website, including dozens of copy papers. http://www.conservatree.org

Environmental Choice Certifies papers meeting the Canadian governments environmental paper standard. http://www.environmentalchoice.ca

Environmental Paper Network Recommends ways to improve the environmental performance of copy papers. http://www.environmentalpaper.org

Federal Network for Sustainability Makes it easier for federal agencies and other interested organizations to buy greener copy papers. http://www.federalsustainability.org

Forest Stewardship Council Creates standards to protect endangered forests and uses a chain-of-custody methodology to certify products meeting its standard. http://www.fscus.org/paper

Green Seal Develops environmental standards for a variety of products, including copy paper, and certifies products meeting its standards. http://www.greenseal.org

Northwest Paper Forum Provides information from a March 2005 conference focused on expanding the use of more environmentally preferable copy papers. It includes a number of useful resources, including copies of presentations by paper merchants, buyers, and end users. http://www.nwpaperforum.org

Paper Calculator Calculates the human health and related environmental benefits of switching to better papers. http://www.ofee.gov/recycled/descript.htm

Paper Working Group Contains information about a group of 11 private sector companies working to improve their paper purchases. http://www.metafore.org/downloads/epat.swf

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Buy Recycled Program Lists recycled content recommendations for numerous products, including copy paper. http://www.epa.gov/cpg

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Includes information about federal efforts to buy more environmentally preferable papers. http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp

U.S. Government Printing Office Identifies papers containing at least 30 percent postconsumer content that meet the federal governments JCP-065 paper performance standard. http://www.access.gpo.gov/qualitycontrol/index.html