GREENSTEP CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING. Shannon Pinc, City of St. Louis Park Shann Finwall, City of Maplewood

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1 GREENSTEP CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING Shannon Pinc, City of St. Louis Park Shann Finwall, City of Maplewood

2 Green Step Cities BP15 Sustainable Purchasing May 3, 2017 Photo: Discover St. Louis Park Shannon Pinc Environment & Sustainability Coordinator City of St. Louis Park

3 Green Step Cities Best Practice 15 Sustainable Purchasing St. Louis Park Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy EP3 For the city s top 10 categories of spend, track the purchases of sustainable products/services purchased annually compared to non-sustainable products/services purchased; join with other cities in joint purchasing of environmentally preferable products and summarize EPP purchases.

4 EP3- Purpose Conserve Minimize impacts Reduce waste Decrease lifecycle costs

5 EP3 - Who All city departments and staff Vendors Contractors Grantees

6 EP3- What Purchased Energy Source Reduction Recycled Content Electronics Water Conservation Green Cleaning Waste minimization Landscaping Producer Responsibility Investments Future Focus

7 Challenges Decentralized purchasing All levels of staff involved Contracts/Grants Tracking

8 Successes Internal tracking document Partnering with vendor Training

9 Tracking Created internal tracking sheet on shared drive for each department Self reporting structure with periodic updates to departments

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11 Examples

12 Vendor Partnership Partnered with Office Depot to create EP3 master list Customized categories

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15 Training EP3 & Tracking DRC meetings Manager meetings Dept primary purchasers

16 Training Round 2 EP3 & Zero Waste Dept primary purchasers Event leads for internal events Staff who work with public on events

17 Thank you! Shannon Pinc

18 0 Minnesota GreenStep Cities Workshop Best Practice 15: Sustainable Purchasing May 3, 2017 Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner

19 Environmental Purchasing Policy History Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 2009 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy Develop future ordinances, zoning code and purchasing policies that favor energy efficiency, resource conservation and local distributed power generation. 0

20 Environmental Purchasing Policy History Maplewood Environmental Purchasing Policy April 2011 Require the purchase of products and services that minimize environmental and health impacts, toxics, pollution, and hazards to worker and community safety and to protect the larger global community to the greatest extent practical. 0

21 Environmental Purchasing Policy Guidelines Source Reduction: Buyers should avoid the purchase of any polystyrene foam food packaging; Styrofoam drinking cups or plates. Toxic Reduction and Pollution Prevention: All cleaning products for janitorial or automotive use shall at a minimum meet Green Seal Standards. Recycled Content Product: All products should contain the highest postconsumer recycled content practical, but no less than 30% post-consumer product. 0

22 Environmental Purchasing Policy Guidelines Energy and Water Savings: All products purchased by the City shall be U.S. EPA Energy Star rated where available. Green Building: All City funded buildings and renovations shall follow the Green Building Code, adopted by the City Council in Landscaping: All landscaping renovations, construction, and maintenance by the City including workers and contractors providing landscaping services for the City shall employ sustainable landscape management techniques for design, construction, and maintenance. 0

23 0 You Adopted an Environmental Purchasing Policy - Now What?

24 Implementation Recycled Content Copy Paper 2011 From 10% post consumer waste to 100% post consumer waste paper. 0

25 Implementation Turf Management Plan 2011 A balanced approach Reducing the amount of turf in parks. Varying maintenance levels according to turf use. Reducing negative environmental impacts of turf maintenance. Meet with vendors to explore options for environmentally-friendly lawn care products 0

26 Implementation Turf Management Plan City Facility Lawn Maintenance No Mow Wetland Buffer 0

27 Implementation Maplewood Green Event Guide December 2012 Reduce the environmental footprint of City-sponsored events. 0

28 Implementation Maplewood Green Event Guidelines Waste reduction plan. Use technology to reduce paper waste. Choose venues that offer recycling and composting in public and "back-of-house" preparation areas. Select food vendors that offer the use of washable plates, silverware and linens. Choose decorations and display materials that can be reused or or recycled. 0

29 Implementation Office Supplies Recycled content Eco-Conscious 0

30 Implementation State Electronics Challenge 2015 Benchmark and annual reporting 0

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32 Implementation Minnesota Technical Assistance Program 2016 Strengthening Minnesota businesses by improving efficiency, while saving money through energy, water and waste reduction. Businesses remain competitive Improve employee and public health Protect the environment 0

33 Implementation Minnesota Technical Assistance Program Recommendations Reusable sprayers allow you to: Buy in bulk (save $48.37 per year) Reduce metal can waste (129 cans/yr) 0

34 Challenges to Environmental Purchasing in Local Government No centralized purchasing. 0

35 Challenges to Environmental Purchasing in Local Government Education 0

36 Challenges to Environmental Purchasing in Local Government Contract for services. 0

37 0 Words of Wisdom by Dr. Seuss