Purchasing Environmentally Preferable Products reduces the demand on our precious natural resources, and improves markets that use recycled materials to create their products.

Your business can help the environment without breaking your budget. Consult the Environmental Purchasing Guide to explore the wide range of possibilities with environmental purchasing.

Determining what environmental criteria to consider when making a purchasing decision often depends on how far across a product's life cycle you are willing to evaluate, what information is available to help you define your criteria, and whether the product is available locally and at a reasonable price.

One their web site, the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance has several EPP Case Study examples that have proven to be efficient and effective.