Does your town:

• Have a comprehensive GREEN PURCHASING policy?
• Does the policy include LIFECYCLE COSTS ?
• Does the policy includeSUSTAINABILITY of materials?
• Does the policy include RECYCLABILITY of products?
• Does the policy include TRANSPORTATION AND PACKAGING costs?
• Does the policy include ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS of products?
• Belong to a LOCAL PURCHASING NETWORK ?

"We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems." - Janet Holmes à Court

 

 
 

"How Green is My Town?" is a project of Grassroots Environmental Education
52 Main Street • Port Washington, NY • 11050 (p) 516-883-0887
email: gee@grassrootsinfo.org
©2009 Grassroots Environmental Education