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Presentations from the conference are available online.

Friday, June 11, 2004

“Buy Green and Save Green: Purchasing Strategies for New Jersey Local Governments and School Districts.”

Was held at:
Rutgers University Busch Campus Center
Piscataway, NJ
8:00am-3:45pm

Participants had the opportunity to earn CEUs
(Certified Recycling Professionals received 5 CEUs)

The Buy Green and Save Green 2004 Purchasing Conference for New Jersey Local Governments and School Districts took place on June 11, 2004, at the Busch Campus Student Center of Rutgers University. The conference goal was to introduce Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP), or how to purchase goods and services which benefit the environment, and at the same time reduce costs.

Conference Features:

  • World renowned EPP Expert Kevin Lyons
  • Keynote by Highland Park Mayor on the benefits of sustainability
  • Using the law and contract specifications to your benefit
  • "Snapshot" speakers on specific EPP products with cost savings
        highlights
  • EPP Vendors
  • Lunchtime tour of the Rutgers Dining Services food recycling system
  • CEUs for certified professionals
  • Specially developed Resource Guide
  • Closing keynote by Michael Winka on the many financial rebates and
        incentives for green energy systems or improvements
  • Raffle of products and services

    At the Buy Green and Save Green Conference, representatives of Local Governments and School Districts learned from New Jersey colleagues to:

  • Maximize what you get for your dollars and minimize the hazardous
        impacts
  • Integrate environmental considerations into routine selection
        standards
  • Develop Procurement Requirements, Contract Specifications and
        Requests for Information Documents to maximize your impact
  • Walk through the process of instituting EPP and other greening
        efforts step by step
  • Work collaboratively to buy green, reduce costs and waste volume
  • Design and purchase for new green buildings, or for making an
        existing building more green in operations and healthier for the
        employees who work in it
  • Use energy efficient lighting and alternate energy providers
  • Minimize waste for disposal through buying less wasteful products
  • Create an EPP vision for your jurisdiction, determine your next
        steps, and become empowered to take them

    • WHO SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED?

    Procurement Specialists · City/Township Managers & Administrators Maintenance/Custodial Directors · Facilities/Physical Plant Directors Engineers · Architects · Health Code Officials
    Parks Department Employees · Code Officials · Environmental Commission Members · Municipal Recycling Officers · Mayors
    City Councilmembers

    Hosted By:
  • Solid Waste Policy Group at Rutgers, the State University of New
        Jersey

    • Sponsored By:
  • National Institute of Government Purchasing, North Jersey Chapter
  • New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • New Jersey League of Municipalities
  • New Jersey Sustainable Schools Network
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region 2)
  • Governmental Purchasing Association of New Jersey
  • Association of New Jersey Recyclers
  • New Jersey School Boards Association
  • Association of New Jersey Enviornmental Commissions
  • New Jersey Association of School Business Officials
  • New Jersey Conservation Employees Association

    • We Gratefully Acknowledge Financial Support From:
  • USEPA, Region 2
  • Public Service Enterprise Group
  • Cook College/ NJAES

    • Click Here for info and presentations from our 2003 EPP conference - "Making Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Work for Your Organization" 

    Click Here to vist our Enviro-Purchasing Website
     
    Soild Waste Policy Group at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey - (C)2004