Transcript Implementing an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

Implementing an
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy
(EPP)
for the City of Richmond
What is Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing?
Richmond residents using reusable bags
Single-Use Bag Ordinance
• Green Purchasing, EcoProcurement, Sustainable
Purchasing
• Procuring products with
sustainable attributes,
such as reduced
packaging, reusability,
energy efficiency,
recycled content, and
rebuilt or remanufactured
products.
Overall Goal for Implementing an
EPP Policy
• To use products that
promote human health,
reduce environmental
impacts, and support
markets for sustainable
products.
Richmond business using compostable food ware
Food Ware Ordinance
Benefits of Buying Green Products
Green Cleaning Dispenser
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Save money
Save energy
Conserve water
Improve overall employee
health
• Reduce Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Emissions
Drafting and Implementing an
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Get top level support
Adopt a team approach – “Green Team”
Engage end-users early
Begin with “low hanging fruit” items
Request samples or live demonstrations
Conduct pilot tests
Integrate into all financial plans
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General Plan
Five Year Financial Plan
Biennial Budgets
Quarterly Performance measures
City of Richmond EPP Policy
Procurement Guidelines in Eleven Subject Areas
1. Source Reduction
2. Recycled Content Products
3. Energy and Water Savings
4. Green Building
5. Landscaping
6. Toxics and Pollution
7. Forest Conservation
8. Bio-Based Products
9. Product Responsibility
10. Local Products
11. Vehicle Fleet
Success Stories
Paper Use Reduction Plan
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
– Required minimum - 30% postconsumer recycled content
paper
– Implemented a Paperless
Procurement Process
– Post all Financial documents
online
– Duplex printing
– Payroll
• Electronic Direct Deposit
Notifications
Success Stories
Paper Use Reduction Plan
• Replace Desktop Printers/Scanners/Fax Machines with MFDs
• Multi-function devices (MFDs) offer centralized printing,
copying, faxing, and scanning.
– Less energy consumption
– Lower cost per copy costs
• Reduced desktop printers by 27%
• Reduced paper consumption by 25%
• Reduced the overall cost of office supplies
by 23%
Paper Use Reduction Plan - In Progress
• In Progress:
– Library
• Email/Text notifications
to patrons
• Online payment system
– Accounts Payable
• Provide vendors with direct deposit of Electronic Funds
Transfer (EFT)
– Finance
• Electronic billing and payment systems
Success Stories
Green Cleaning Products
• All City facilities are cleaned using
“Green Cleaning Products”
– Improves Health and Well Being
– Safer Products
– Better Air Quality
– Less Expensive
– Less overall packaging in waste
stream (cardboard, paper and plastic)
Success Stories
Street Light Improvement Project
• City’s Goal is to upgrade all City street lights to LightEmitting Diode (LED) Technology
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Less Energy
Better Quality/Color of light
Longer Life
Less Maintenance
Improve Public Safety
These fixtures will pay for
themselves in 10-12 years
Success Stories
Street Light Improvement Project
• Phase I - Upgraded 1,100 city-owned lights to LED tech –
Completed
• Phase II - Upgrade remaining 2,500 city-owned lights to LED
tech
• Phase III - Upgrade PG&E Street Lights to LED Tech &
transfer ownership to the City of Richmond. (3,577)
- $450K in annual savings will cover cost of project
(Maintenance and electric savings on utility bill)
Success Stories
Street Light Improvement Project
- Phase IV – Increase
neighborhood lighting
by 3,000 lights
- Financed by savings
generated in phase III
and a low interest loan
- Net cost to the City $0
Success Stories
Implement Recycling Programs
• Recycling Programs in Place
– Antifreeze
– Tires/retreading
– Remanufactured Auto Parts
– Old Aluminum Signs
– Motor Oil
- Coolant
- Oil Filters
- Asphalt Grindings
Civic Center Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design
(LEED) Gold Certification, 2009
(LEED) Gold Certification, 2009
http://www.usgbc.org/leed
How Can You Measure Your Success?
• Establish Goals
• Set Performance Measures
– X% of purchases will meet environmental
standards
– X number of contracts will include environmental
requirements
– X number of Public Works staff will take Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) Training
Purchase Using Cooperatively
Contracts – Piggy Back Contracts
• US Communities
• State of California Contracts
• Multi-state contracts
• Western State Contracting Alliance ( WSCA)
• National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA)
Specify Independently Certified Goods
& Services
• Green Seal (low-toxicity cleaners, paints)
• Electronic Products Environmental
Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (green computers)
• Energy Star (energy-efficient office
equipment, light fixtures and appliances)
• EcoWise (safer pest management)
• US Department of Agriculture USDA (pesticide
and fertilizer)
Don’t Recreate the Wheel
• Use specifications developed by other
jurisdictions “Recycle” outreach materials
– Stopwaste.org
– Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN)
http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org/
– Department of General Services (DGS) EPP Best
Practices guide
http://www.dgs.ca.gov/buyinggreen/Home.aspx
– San Francisco’s Approved List http://www.sfapproved.org/
– City of Richmond’s Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing site – www.ci.richmond.ca.us/epp
Thank You!
Questions
Ofelia Alvarez
City of Richmond, Finance Department
Purchasing Division
Tel: 510-620-6699
[email protected]
3rd Annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit
October 23, 2013