ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING POLICY …

ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING POLICY Adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 15, 2008 STATEMENT OF POLICY It is the POLICY of Contra Costa County to: institute practices that reduce waste by increasing product efficiency and effectiveness, purchase ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE products and services that minimize environmental impacts, toxics, pollution, and hazards to worker and community safety to the greatest extent practicable, and purchase products that include recycled content, are durable and long-lasting, conserve energy and water, use agricultural fibers and residues, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use unbleached or chlorine free manufacturing processes, are lead and mercury free, and use sustainably harvested wood. PURPOSE This POLICY is adopted in order to: conserve natural resources, minimize environmental impacts such as pollution and use of water and energy , eliminate or reduce toxics that create hazards to workers and our community, promote practices that improve public and worker health, support strong recycling markets, reduce materials that are landfilled, increase the use and availabil

3.3 Energy and Water Savings 3.3.1 Where applicable, energy-efficient equipment shall be purchased with the most up to date energy efficiency functions. This includes, but is not limited to, high efficiency space heating and cooling systems. 3.3.2 When practicable, Contra Costa County shall replace inefficient interior lighting with energy ...

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  Energy, Savings, Cooling, Space, Heating, Space heating and cooling

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