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Buying Green Online: Greening Government E-Procurement of Office Supplies

This report provides an overview of recent federal government office supply e-procurement initiatives and includes references to specific products and technologies. These references are included to provide additional details and do not constitute endorsement of or recommendation for use of these products by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This report features representative federal government online purchasing activities. It does not represent the online purchasing efforts of every federal government agency initiating such activities and it does not describe every activity initiated by the agencies highlighted.

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