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Last Updated: 01/07/25 Click to see brand name products that meet these requirementsopens in new window
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To the maximum extent practicable, federal agencies are required to buy sustainable products, which are products that meet the purchasing program(s) listed below.

If there is more than one program listed below, agencies are directed to prioritize multi-attribute products, which meet statutory purchasing program requirements (asterisk) and one or more required Environmental Protection Agency purchasing programs.

Review our frequently asked questions for more information.

Procurement Info

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  • Goal: 100% of purchases meet statutory requirements (shown in bold) unless exempted due to CAP and one or more goals not bolded below:
  • • 50% recovered materialopens in new window and maximum of 50 grams/liter VOCs (takes precedence over biobased) (beyond required level)
  • • Biobased content certifiedopens in new window (minimum 20%) and maximum of 50 grams/liter VOCs (beyond designated requirement)
  • • Cradle2Cradle certifiednon government site opens in new window (highest level available)
  • • MPI Extreme Green certifiednon government site opens in new window
  • • EPD Type III, product & facility specific
  • • HPD third-party certified to version 2.3non government site opens in new window
  • CAP - Cost, availability, performance are exemptions allowed for those products Federal agencies are required to purchase which have been designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for biobased products, DOE for FEMP products, EPA for ENERGY STAR certified, SNAP, recycled content, and WaterSense products. For further information on the requirements (such as percent of post-consumer recycled content), see the GPC.
Additional Guidance

Underwriters Laboratories Environment (ULE) has taken over the EcoLogo and GREENGUARD standards.  The respective replacement standards are reflected accordingly.