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Towels - Paper

Last Updated: 01/08/25
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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.

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  • Goal: 100% of purchases meet statutory requirement (shown in bold) unless exempted due to CAP and goal not bolded below:
  • • 100% recycled content with 50% post-consumer, process chlorine-free, and system to compost/recycle paper towels (beyond designated levelopens in new window)
  • • Green Seal GS-01 certifiednon 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.