EnviroCalc

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EnviroCalc
The Purchasers Supplement

• Not Your Average Infomercial

Hosted by Marcia Deegler, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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What is EPP?
nvironmentally
referable
roducts
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EPPs are.?
Environmentally Preferable Products (EPPs) are
products or services that have a lesser or
reduced effect on human health and the
environment when compared with competing products
or services that serve the same purpose.

• These products
• contain recycled content
• minimize waste
• conserve energy or water
• reduce toxics either disposed of or consumed
• biodegradable / compostable
• reuse opportunities

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Who do EPPs Help?
Manufacturing Workers
Average Resident
Service Workers
Environment
Budget
Kids
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EPP Track Record in MA

Wheres the Proof?

• Establish the connection between the purchases,
  environmental benefits and savings
• Measure program performance
• Report to management, environmental agencies,
  legislators, activists
• Market EPP purchasing activities to others

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Meet Joe
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EnviroCalc Helps!
FY06 Environmental Benefits of Purchasing
Recycled-Content Paper Products

• 4325 tons of paper recycled
• Over 13,752 CY of landfill space saved
• Annual solid waste generation of 2032 households
• Over 54,377 trees saved
• 544 acres of wood plantation
• Over 15,746 tons of CO2 emissions reductions
• Annual emissions of over 3092 cars

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Problem Solved!
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Original Formula
Recycled Paper Products
Recycled Plastic Products
Energy Efficient Equipment
Recycled Antifreeze
Remanufactured Toner Cartridges
Recycled Mulch
Re-refined Motor Oil
Recycled Carpet
Oil Saved from Extraction Calculation
Oil Saved from Extraction Calculation
Material Loss Rate Calculation
EnergyStar Calculations
Material Landfilled /Combusted Calculation
Oil Reused Calculation
Landfill Savings Calculation
Energy Savings to Greenhouse Gas Savings
Conversion
Weigh-to-volume conversion
WARM Calculations
Conservatree Formula
Trees Saved
Weight of Material Reused
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings (MTCE)
Energy Savings
Landfill Space Savings
Oil saved from extraction
Monetary Savings
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Meet Tess
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EnviroCalc Helps!
FY06 Environmental Benefits of Purchasing Energy
Efficient Products

• 9.7 million kWh of electricity savings
• The annual electricity use of 855 households
• 5712 tons of CO2 emissions reductions
• The annual emissions of 1,122 cars
• Estimated 1.3 million in cost savings
• (includes CFLs, monitors, copiers, and fax
  machines)

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Success!
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Remarkable Change!
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Forget
Incredible Value!

• Original formula developed with the participation
  of the U.S. EPA
• Recycled and energy efficient products in one
  calculator
• Calculations start with product quantities
• Results available immediately
• Results interpreted through understandable
  equivalents
• Not tested on animals

Free!
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Call Now! Go online!
Marcia Deegler Director of Environmental
Purchasing Marcia.Deegler_at_state.ma.us
617-720-3356 Dmitriy Nikolayev Deputy
Procurement Manager Facilities Environmental
Services Dmitiy.Nikolayev_at_state.ma.us
617-720-3351
Web www.mass.gov/epp (Download Publications,
Reports and Tools) Visit the EPP Vendor Fair
Conference October 30, 2007 Worcester, MA