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Sustainable Marketplace: Greener Products and Services

Technical Questions and Answers on the Draft Guidelines

Prior to public comment in November 2013 on the draft guidelines, EPA is providing technical questions and answers that will help inform the public on what EPA is trying to accomplish.

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Technical Questions and Answers on the Draft Guidelines for Product Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Voluntary Use in Federal Procurement.pdf (PDF)(5 pp, 168 K, November 2013)