Also would need access to a attorney who could research if the Postal Service rate-setting law would allow this. If you have comments on potential waste prevention aspects to this type of proposal, we can run them in the Forum. EPA has asked Eastern Research Group to collect information on state and local governments that are examining the environmental impacts of their purchasing decisions. The case study will include a table or an appendix listing all of the state and local governments practicing EPP we can identify, no matter how limited the EPP effort. Several programs will be selected for more in-depth descriptions scattered throughout the case study.
Some environmental labels are legitimate and useful.
Others can be misleading. The database will include the evidence or verification that exists for their claims, and the parties behind the certification. They will look first at food and wood products. When the project is completed in 2001, consumers will be able to access the information via the Internet and in Consumer Reports magazine. Buying in bulk is not always a bargain.