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1 MUNICIPALITY OF FERRARA DAY-BY-DAY IMPLEMENTATION OF GPP THE GREEN SCHOOL CANTINES VALERIA NARDO (Municipality procurer)

2 Procurement items and their sustainable aspects (year 2002) Item expenditure Green aspect School Meals ,40 Organic dishes School transports School buses bio diesel propelled food ,43 Organic commodities Furnitures and ,45 Recycled furnitures equipment for offices and schools Copy Machines for rent ,76 Fuels ,21 Parthly methane

3 Procurement items and their sustainable aspects (year 2002) item Expenditure Green Aspect Dresses ,74 Vehicles ,38 Partly methane-propelled Printed documents ,24 Cleaning products ,53 Recycled paper towels and toilet paper Office minuisery ,69 Recycled cardboard folders Copy and printer paper ,41 40% recycled Cleaning service for offices and schools ,92 Score for high quality cleaning products

4 ITALIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK Year Issue product 1997 D.Lgs. n.22 (Decreto Ronchi) art. 19: 40% recycled paper paper 2000 Finanziaria art. 59 Organic products 2001 L. 443/01 art. 1, co. 16- legge Lunardi Plastic products (40% of need by recycling products) 2002 Finanziaria art. 52 (20% regenerated tires) tires 2002 Finanziaria art. 52 co. 56 (sostituisce il co.4) art. 19 Decreto Ronchi) 30% recycled manufactured products 2002 Legge R.E.R., n. 29, art. 9 (organic meals for nurseries, crèches and mother schools By-Environment Ministry Selected manufactured products Organic meals

5 GPP INITIATIVES IN THE MUNICPALITY OF FERRARA YEAR ISSUE ITEM 1994 Organic food in school cantines pilot experience 1995 Extension of organic school cantines in all municipal schools 1999 Recycling paper procurement and employees awarenes raising 1999 Methane-propelled vehicles procurement 2000 Extension of organic school cantines in all local schools 2001/2002 Methane and LPG-propelled vehicles procurement Cantine meals Cantine meals Recycled paper vehicles Cantine meals vehicles

6 ORGANIC MEALS Year Nursery/ Crèches Compulsory Schools Winning Supplier 94/95 Two schools no Highest discount 95/98 all no Highest discount 98/2000 all no Qualità/price rate 2000/02 all all Qualità/price rate

7 Organic products Year Item 1994/98 Bread, pasta, rice, flavor, beans, peeled tomatoes (organic) Apples, carrots, potatoes, salad (low chemicals) 98/2000 Bread, pasta, rice, flavor, beans, peeled or mashed tomatoes, jams (organic); Golden Apples, carrots, potatoes, salad (low chemicals or organic) 2000/02 Bread, pasta, dried legumes, peeled or mashed tomatoes, flavor, jams (organic); Golden Apples, carrots, potatoes, salad, bananas (low chemicals or organic) Local fresh fruits and vegetables from ordinary agriculture 2003 Testing phase for organic meat

8 FOOD MAN ENVIRONMENT 1994 THE PILOT PROJECT Parents push the Municipal School Department at the project The City Executive Board adopt the project a Project Working Team has been named: one member from Municipality one member from Province one member from Health Agency a Parents Group advice on the project Canteen Staff Member verify feasibility The City Executive Board adopt organic or low chemical meals for alla municipal schools cantines a 50% target for nutritional value has been established Raising-awareness initiatives are linked to the project

9 COMMODITIES and MEALS CALL FOR TENDER YEAR 1998 WINNING CRITERIA: BEST QUALITY/PRICE RATE BID ON A MULTICRITERIA BASIS (art.16, lett. b) del D.Lgs. 358/92) SCORE: 50 FOR PRICE MEAL PRICE 50 FOR QUALITY = 10 FOOD ASPECTS 10 FOOD QUALITY CONTROL 10 BEST SUPPLY PROCEDURE 05 PERSONAL NUMBER AND SKILL 05 CANTINE STAFF TRAINING 05 SUPPLY EXPERIENCE 05 ISO 9000 IN 2000 ORGANIC FOOD EXTENDED TO COMPULSORY SCHOOL CANTINES IN EQUAL MEASURE SUCH AS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

10 ORGANIC MEALS - PROBLEMS HIGHER PRICES: +50% in 1994; +13% in 2000 MARKET AWAILABILITY: only recently organic agriculture farm and suppliers can cover demand CONTROL AT SUPPLY: at now the law impose to the supplier quality demonstration and separate product transport Ferrara Local Authority charged consultants (chemical, biologist, nutritionist and agronomic skill) to: - co-ordinates a control plan - training for canteen staff, teachers and parents - prepare the menu - assist the call for tender preparation

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