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June 9, 2020 <br />Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy <br />Implementation Notes, Resources, and Recommendations <br />Why EPPP? <br />In February 2019, the City of Roseville adopted the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing <br />Policy (EPPP) in an effort to become more conscious with city purchasing and operations. This <br />commitment to sustainability brings many benefits, including supporting sustainable businesses <br />and products, setting an example for residents and businesses, lowering overall costs, and <br />minimizing environmental impacts. However, the policy has not yet been fully implemented <br />within the City's practices. Roseville has potential to be a strong leader on environmental <br />purchasing, and needs all departments and staff to comply to create an environmentally <br />sustainable community. The EPPP cites all city departments to be responsible for <br />implementation of the policy, and ensuring their respective employees are aware and supportive <br />of the City's initiative to buy environmentally preferable goods and services. Thus, a following <br />list of recommendations and resources has been created to make the implementation process <br />easier, ensuring all departments and staff can easily follow the policy. <br />Recommendations <br />The following is a list of recommendations for the implementation of the EPPP. These have been <br />broken down by relevant sections of the policy itself, as well as categories within City functions. <br />Outside Partnerships <br />• Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV) <br />The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency offers a program where eligible entities can <br />purchase goods, services, and utilities from contracts established by the MN Office of <br />Procurement. Membership is free, and decreases the time and expense of researching <br />product specifications, processes and maintains contracts, and members can report cost <br />savings. More information can be found here. <br />• State Electronics Challenge (SEC) <br />This program encourages states and local governments to responsibly manage office <br />equipment by purchasing greener office equipment, reducing the impacts of these <br />products during use, and managing obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way. <br />The SEC provides resources to assist organizations who sign up as partners to become <br />leaders and address the challenges posed by electronics. They also offer one-on-one <br />