Hi2top Octottf -- 11. 2001 Affirmative Procurement Program Offices must buy recycled, reclaime Products containing recycled materials prices will drop further. She cited several reasons why it's important for federal employees by Mary Galbrafth HOtop Times staff to follow guidelines. "It's mandatory, it's the ethical thing to do and it's the right thing for the government to do to help the environment," Burns said. While copier paper may be one of the more obvious "e" choices, other ucts on base like decking at the Log Cabin are environmentally friendly. The deck is made out of We're supposed It's a plastic component wood made from milk jugs and wood to buy chips compressed together. It environmentally doesn't degrade in the sun and friendly items you don't need to stain it," Burns said. with recycled Greening the government doesn't necessarily involve planting anything. Hill AFB's Affirmative Procurement Mission requires government agencies to buy products with recycled and reclaimed materials from the Environmental Pro- tection Agency's 54 designated guideline items. "It's working for pollution pre- vention," Wanda Burns, envi- ronmental protection assistant in the Environmental Management Directorate, said. "It means we're supposed to buy environmentally friendly items with recycled conOther products that should tent or items that can be recycled." content or items include recycled content are plasThree years ago, Executive Order that can be tic folders and desk equipment 12873 required Air Force agenas well as paper plates, cups, napcies to purchase more Earth friendly recycled. and tissue paper used at office kins items. The goal is to encourage functions. and to industry develop energy "A really resource efficient products; crething that people don't think of is ate a market for recycled materiBurns said. Carpet is one of als; provide healthier living and she said should contain items Burns Wanda fosthe and working environments; a percentage of recycled plastic. ter and strengthen environmen Other items like award plaques tal stewardship. """"" " and signs must have plastic Executive Order 13101 released in May 2000 reinforced the government's components or other recycled materials. The only time products listed under Affirmitment to environmentally responsible products and established the Air Force Affirmative mative Procurement are not required to contain recycled content is when they're not available Procurement Program. in a reasonable timeframe, don't meet reason"The copier paper is the most common recyable to said. 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