Sustainable Marketplace: Greener Products and Services

Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Label Program to Bolster Manufacturing of Cleaner Construction Materials

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Learn about the label program.
EPA Announces Nearly $160 Million in Grants to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials

Grants under the Inflation Reduction Act will support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution linked to the manufacturing of construction materials and products.

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Cut PFAS from U.S. Government Custodial Contracts

EPA and the General Services Administration collaborate to protect the health of custodial staff, federal employees, and the environment by cutting the use of cleaning products with PFAS "forever chemicals" in federal buildings.

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Greener purchasing can catalyze a more sustainable marketplace for all – reducing climate impacts, improving the health of frontline communities, preventing pollution, and increasing U.S. industry competitiveness.

Federal Purchasers

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Embodied Carbon

Understand the role of low embodied carbon construction materials in meeting U.S. climate goals.

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Consumers

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Manufacturers

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Grants

Get more information on EPA grants to help manufacturers disclose carbon emissions linked to construction materials.

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Institutional Purchasers

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Sustainable Marketplace: Greener Products and Services

Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Label Program to Bolster Manufacturing of Cleaner Construction Materials

EPA Announces Nearly $160 Million in Grants to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Cut PFAS from U.S. Government Custodial Contracts