In general, the scope of the EPP program includes all goods and construction products not covered by the Green Buildings Law (Local Law 86 of 2005) for new construction, additions or renovations.  In some instances the standards for EPP and Green Buildings will apply to the same project.

Over time, the number of products subject to the City’s EPP standards will grow.  Vendors are encouraged to notify the City of their environmentally preferable products when responding to solicitations or on existing contracts.

Local Law 118 of 2005: Created a Director of Citywide Environmental Purchasing, to establish new purchasing standards according to a list of environmental priorities, update legislated standards and submit an annual report on the City’s environmental purchasing. The Director of MOCS has been named the Director of Citywide Purchasing.

Local Law 119 of 2005:  Established energy and water efficiency minimum standards for products purchased by the City, and revised the current practices of using energy-efficient products.

Local Law 120 of 2005:  Established standards for procuring products containing hazardous materials.  The City must also develop a plan for the reuse or recycling of electronic goods, as well as develop rules to reduce the amount of hazardous materials produced from the use of goods purchased by the City.

Local Law 121 of 2005:  Established minimum recycled content standards for a wide range of goods set by the Federal Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines and revised the current practices of printers and copiers to print double-sided by default.

Local Law 123 of 2005: The City will develop pilot program to assess the feasibility of green cleaning and implement a Citywide program in 2009.

• Established a Director of Citywide Environmental Procurement.
• Established new purchasing standards.
• Established environmental purchasing officers for each Mayoral agency.
• Promulgated internal rules on enabling energy-saving features on computers, printers, facsimile and photocopy machines owned or leased by the City.
• Activated energy saving features on all applicable existing computers, printers, facsimile machines and photocopy machines owned or leased by the City.
• Configured all applicable printers and copy machines to print double-sided by default in order to reduce paper waste.
• Issued the City’s first annual report on environmental purchasing, including the results of the City’s research on the environmental effect of road de-icing products and the potential for reducing use. (a copy of the report is available online. Click here for a copy of the report.)

• Consider reducing the purchase or lease of materials whose combustion may form dioxin or dioxin-like compounds. (**In Progress**)
• Investigate the environmental and health effects of composite wood or agrifiber products that contain added urea-formaldehyde resins and where practicable,  promulgate rules to reduce the City’s purchase or lease of such products. (**In Progress**)
• Consider expanding the City’s list of energy efficient products, requiring at minimum, existing Federal standards for such products.
• Consider expanding the City’s list of products containing recycled materials, requiring at minimum, Federal standards for such products.
• Develop a plan for the reuse or recycling of any covered electronic device purchased or leased by any agency. (Unless otherwise directed by a subsequent local law)
• Pilot the use of green cleaning products at various City facilities and issue a findings report and recommendation to the City Council. (**In Progress**)