Government Purchasing and the Environment
1991-11-08T19:58:49-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzk3XC8xOTkxMTEwODIwMDE0MzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The committee heard testimony on ways the federal government can “go green,” to improve the environment by purchasing recycled and recyclable materials, using goods and services that reduce waste, and avoid the use of toxic chemicals.
The committee heard testimony on ways the federal government can “go green,” to improve the environment by purchasing recycled and recyclable materials, using goods and services that reduce waste, and avoid the use of toxic chemicals.
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- Allan Burman Administrator Office of Management and Budget->Office of Fed. Procur. Policy
- Richard Denison Senior Scientist Environmental Defense Fund
- James Deprospero Representative General Services Administration
- Richard Keller Manager Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Auth
- Eleanor Lewis Director Government Procurement Project
- Richard Morgenstern Assistant Administrator Environmental Protection Agency
- Joseph Schwartz Attorney Environmental Action->Legislative Affairs
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