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National Property Management Association
From Acquisition to Disposal: Federal Rules for Greening the Asset
Management Chain
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National Education Seminar
Las Vegas, Nevada
July 25-28, 2011
Barbara Matos
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Overview Federal Footprint Environmental & Energy
Mandates Sustainable Practice Areas
• Green Purchasing• Recycling• Electronics Stewardship• Toxic Chemical Reduction• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reduction Reports & Measures Resources & Tools
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Personal Property Management Principles
1. Maximize the return on your investment.Do life-cycle cost analysis. Calculate & communicate environmental & energy benefits
2. Manage the inventory effectively.Reduce the purchase, use, & disposal of hazardous materials
3. Minimize the cost of your management systems.Implement environmental management system (EMS)
4. Make excess the first source of supply.Think “green” at the start of the acquisition process
5. Maximize reuse.Conserve energy & natural resources
6. Meet national disposition objectives.Use environmentally sound disposition practices
7. Enhance recycling and energy conservation efforts.Ditto!
8. Ensure property managers are well trained. NPMA!!Include awareness of environmental requirements
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Key Environmental & Energy Mandates
1970 – National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)1970 – Clean Air Act (CAA)1972 – Clean Water Act (CWA)1976 – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)1976 – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)1980 – Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA)1990 – Pollution Prevention Act (PPA or P2Act) 1992 – National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) 2002 – Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FSRIA)2005 – Energy Policy Act (EPAct)2007 – Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA)2007 – EO 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental , Energy, and
Transportation Management2009 – EO 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and
Economic PerformanceFederal Acquisition Regulation
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
Establishes controls/programs for the management of hazardous, solid, & universal wastes (Recycling)
Requires federal agencies to establish procurement preference programs for products with recovered materials designated by EPA in its Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) (sec. 6002, RCRA) (Green Purchasing)
EPA has the enforcement authority to ensure compliance with RCRA requirements.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA)
Provides a federal "SuperFund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, & other emergency releases of pollutants & contaminants into the environment
Gives the EPA authority to find the parties responsible for any release & to ensure their cooperation in the cleanup
Enforcement through financial & criminal penalties
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Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA)
U.S. Government Policy: “…Pollution should be prevented or
reduced at the source whenever feasible; Pollution that cannot be prevented should
be recycled in an environmentally safe manner, whenever feasible;
Pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner whenever feasible; and,
Disposal or other release into the environment should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner."
Environmental Treatment
Disposal
Source Reduction
Recycle
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Energy Laws: NECPA, EPAct, EISA
Federal energy mandates include provisions for:• Reduction in building energy
intensity & consumption• Reduction in water consumption• Purchase & use of Energy Star®
& energy- & water-efficient products
• Purchase of electricity from renewable resources
• Purchase of alternative fuel vehicles/alternative fuels
• Development of renewable energy technologies
If every American home replaced just one light with an Energy Star® Qualified
light, we would:•Save enough energy to light 3 million homes for a year;
•Save about $600 million in annual energy costs;
•Prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year - equivalent to those from
about 800,000 cars.Source: EPA
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Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
Signed by President Bush January 24, 2007 Rescinded/consolidated prior “Greening the Government” EOs
• EO 13221, Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices, remains in effect Directs federal agencies to conduct their environmental, energy &
transportation-related activities in a manner that is: • environmentally, economically & fiscally sound
• integrated & continuously improving
• efficient, & sustainable Requires more widespread use of environmental management
systems (EMS) Council on Environmental Quality issued Implementing Instructions
March 29, 2007 Public Law 111-8, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Section 748)
incorporated EO 13423 into law
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Executive Order 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance
Signed by President Obama October 5, 2009 Expands previous energy reduction & environmental
performance requirements Requires federal agencies to meet sustainability goals leading
to a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Stipulates 95% of new federal agency contracts comply with
environmental requirements Requires federal agencies to submit an annual Strategic
Sustainability Performance Plan effective June 2, 2010 Tasks General Services Administration, in coordination with
other agencies, to develop recommendations for reducing GHG emissions related to the supply of products and services to the Federal Government
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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Environmental & energy considerations are
incorporated throughout the FAR, including:• Part 2, Definitions• Part 4, Administrative Matters• Part 7, Acquisition Planning• Part 8, Required Sources of Supplies &
Services• Part 10, Market Research• Part 11, Describing Agency Needs• Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures• Part 23, Environmental & Energy Considerations• Part 42, Contract Administration• Part 45, Government Property• Part 52, Solicitation Provisions & Contract Clauses
Supplemented by agency acquisition regulations
Think Green at the start of an acquisition!
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FAR Interim Rule to Amend Executive Orders 13423 & 13514
• Effective May 31, 2011• Amends FAR parts 2,4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 23, 36, 37, 39, & 52• Highlights – requires:
• Contractors to use double-sided, 30% postconsumer fiber paper (FAR part 4)
• Contractors who operate government-owned or -leased facilities to comply with an agency’s environmental management system (FAR part 23)
• Agencies to include sustainable acquisition requirements in synopses, acquisition planning, and description of needs (FAR parts 5, 7, & 11)
• Agencies to ensure 95% of new contract actions provide for green products & services. (New FAR subpart 23.1)
• Agencies to use green and energy efficient practices with regard to electronic equipment (FAR 39.101)
• Comments due by August 1, 2011. Interim rule available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-05-31/pdf/2011-12851.pdf.
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Sustainability: Definition & Scope
“To create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.”
Sustainable Practice Areas:
Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Acquisition (Green Purchasing) Green Buildings Recycling Electronics Stewardship Fleets Toxic Chemical Reduction Water Conservation (EO 13423)
● New in E.O. 13514:
Support Sustainable Communities Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Green Purchasing
Agencies are required to: Use sustainable environmental practices in the acquisition of
goods & services, including biobased, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered electronics, & recycled content products – in 95% of new contract actions (New in EO 13514)
Use paper of at least 30% postconsumer fiber content Reduce or eliminate the acquisition, use, & disposal of toxic &
hazardous chemicals & materials Ensure that new construction & major renovation of agency
buildings comply with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings
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What Does it Mean to Buy Green?
Green Purchasing & Affirmative Procurement mean specific products & services with certain environmental or energy attributes. Environmentally Preferable means a product or service that has a lesser or reduced effect on human health & the environment when compared with a competing product or service…
Green Purchasing considers the environmental & energy attributes of products, such as energy or water efficiency, recycled or biobased content, & low or no-toxic or hazardous constituents
Green Purchasing also takes into account resource use, manufacturing process, transportation, & waste disposal
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To Whom & How Do Green Purchasing Requirements Apply?
Green Purchasing requirements apply to All Federal agencies and their contractors All acquisitions, including micro-purchases made by purchase
& fleet cardholders Support services contracts as well as direct purchases Mandatory sources of supply Requirements generators Personal Property Managers, considering that excess is the
first source of supply
Green Purchasing requirements should appear in Acquisition planning Scopes of work Specifications Design drawings Contracts Evaluations
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Components of the Federal Green Purchasing Program
Recycled content products designated by EPA Energy Star®/energy-efficient products Low standby power devices (“Vampire” devices) Energy from renewable resources Water SenseSM/water-efficient products BioPreferredSM products designated by USDA Alternative fuel vehicles/alternative fuels Non-ozone depleting substances – EPA “SNAP” Program Products with low or no toxic or hazardous constituents Environmentally preferable products
• “Green” electronics - EPEAT-registered products Printing & writing paper with 30% postconsumer fiber
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Recycling
Agencies are required to: Implement sustainable practices
for pollution & waste prevention Maintain cost-effective waste
prevention & recycling programs Divert at least 50% of non-
hazardous solid waste by the end of FY2015 (EO 13514)
Divert at least 50% of C&D debris by the end of FY2015
Increase diversion of compostable & organic material from waste stream (EO 13514)
Recycling just 1 ton of aluminum cans conserves more than 207 million Btu, the equivalent of 36 barrels of oil or 1,665 gallons of gasoline.
Every ton of mixed paper recycled can save the energy equivalent of 185 gallons of gasoline.
(www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/msw07-fs.pdf)
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What Does it Mean to Recycle?Series of activities, including collection, separation, & processing by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of new products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion.
Sample RecyclablesSample Recyclables
PaperPaper PlasticPlastic
AluminumAluminum Glass Glass
ElectronicsElectronics BatteriesBatteries
Construction & demolition debrisConstruction & demolition debris
Note: Under the federal disposal process, recycling is considered an abandonment/destruction action
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Recycling – It Pays $$$$$$
Public Law 103-329, Section 608 Authorizes federal agencies to receive & use funds
resulting from the sale of materials recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs
These funds are available until used for:
• Acquisition, waste reduction/prevention & recycling programs
• Other environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, development & implementation of pollution prevention programs
• Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the agency
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Electronics StewardshipAgencies are required to: Implement sustainable practices for electronic
equipment management throughout their life cycle• Have a written plan to implement electronics
stewardship practices
• Join the Federal Electronics Challenge or implement an equivalent electronics stewardship program
Implement best management practices for energy efficient management of servers & federal data centers (EO 13514)
National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship (July 20, 2011) www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/taskforce/index.htm
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Electronics Stewardship: A Life Cycle Approach
Acquisition• At least 95% of electronics
are EPEAT-registered (www.epeat.net)
Operations & Maintenance • Power management
(including ensuring Energy Star® features are enabled)
• Extend useful life of electronics
• Duplex (double-sided) printing
End-of-Life• Environmentally sound
disposition practices
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Electronics Disposition Options
REUSE Within agency Exchange/Sale Authority Stevenson-Wydler Act GSA’s Computers for Learning Program (EO 12999) Within Federal Government GSAXcess
• Donation to States
GSA Auction Sales contracts Take-back Programs
RECYCLE MOU with UNICOR GSA Environmental Services Schedule 899 Certified Recycler Take-back Programs
Remember! Prior to disposal Check all drives for media Ensure that hard drives & other media storage components have been sanitized of data Use least destructive method of sanitization where possible Remove all asset tags Exercise “due diligence”
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Toxic Chemical ReductionAgencies are required to: Reduce the quantity of toxic & hazardous
chemicals & materials acquired Implement sustainable practices for the reduction
or elimination of the acquisition & use of toxic or hazardous chemicals • Written plan to identify & reduce the release & use
of toxic & hazardous chemicals & substances, including ozone-depleting substances
• Applies to all appropriate organizational levels, facilities, & acquisition activities
Implement integrated pest management & other appropriate landscape management practices
Helps agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs)
Specific E.O. 13423 requirements for ODSs, include: Identify & maximize use of safe alternatives to ODSs
through EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap
Include in agency plans actions to eliminate the use of ODSs in new equipment & facilities
Revise personal property management policies & procedures to preclude the disposal of ODSs removed or reclaimed from federal facilities or equipment…without prior coordination with the Department of Defense (DoD)
Where a critical requirement for DoD missions, federal agencies shall transfer recovered ODSs to DoD
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EO 13514 GHG Emissions Reduction Requirements
EO 13514 requires agencies to “measure, report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from direct and indirect activities.”
6 Primary GHGs:•Carbon Dioxide (CO2)•Methane (CH4)•Nitrous Oxide (N2O)•Hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs)•Perfluorcarbons (PFCs)•Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)
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Greening the Asset Management Chain: Sustainable Supply Chain Management
“Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) isdefined ‘as the strategic, transparent integration andachievement of an organization’s social, environmental,and economic goals in the systemic coordination of keyinter-organizational business processes for improving thelong-term economic performance of the individualcompany and its supply chains.”
Craig R. Carter, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Supply Chain ManagementUniversity of Nevada, 2008
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Benefits: Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Environment/Energy People/Agency/Nation FinancialConsiders source of materialsReduces pollution/wasteConserves energy, water, & other natural resources Uses renewable resourcesPrevents emissions of greenhouse gases, & air & water pollutantsExtends useful life span of electronics & other productsEnsures environmentally safe disposal at end-of-lifeReduces need for new landfills and incinerators
Reduces potential for human exposure to toxicsImproves worker health & safetyCreates new jobs & markets Reduces dependence on foreign oilIncreases national securitySupports agency missionHelps meet legal requirementsReduces need for special handling, storage, & equipment Reduces documentation & reporting requirements
Reduces financial liabilities
Saves $$$/avoids costs
Life cycle cost effective
Drives markets & stimulates development of greener products & technologies
Creates new jobs & markets
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Reports & Measures Federal Agency Integrated Strategic Sustainability
Performance Plans (SSPP)• Goals 1, 2, 3, Greenhouse Gas Emissions• Goal 7, Pollution Prevention & Waste
Management• Goal 8, Sustainable Acquisition• Goal 9, Electronics Stewardship
• All agency plans are available at www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ ceq/sustainability/plans
• Office of Management and Budget Sustainability/Energy Scorecard
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Resources & ToolsFedCenter Web portal for comprehensive federal environmental stewardship &
compliance assistance information Arranged by Program Areas, including the Sustainable Practice
Areas under EOs 13423 & 13514 Provides links to laws, regulations, guidance, & policies; supporting
information & tools; training, presentations, & briefings; conferences & events
www.fedcenter.gov
Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) Helps federal agencies address electronics lifecycle management Provides national strategies, tools, training, & technical assistance,
networking & recognition opportunities Manages FEC Annual Reporting Form (through FedCenter) www.federalelectronicschallenge.net
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Resources & Tools
Environmental Protection Agency: • Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines www.epa.gov/cpg• Energy Star Program www.energystar.gov• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program www.epa.gov/epp• Major Environmental Laws www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/index.html• Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices
www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/ecycling/certification.htm• Recycling/Pollution Prevention www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.html• Regulatory Information by Environmental Topic
www.epa.gov/lawsregs/envtopics/index.html
Department of Energy:• Alternate Fuel Vehicles and Alternate Fuels
www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/• Energy Efficient Products www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/
Federal Acquisition Regulation: www.acquisition.gov/far/
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Resources & ToolsU.S. Department of Agriculture: BioPreferredSM Program www.biopreferred.gov/
General Services Administration: Recycling Program www.gsa.gov/recyclingprogram Environmental Products www.gsa.gov/enviro Second Generation Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative
Office Supply Blanket Purchase Agreements www.gsa.gov/portal/content/141857
GSAAdvantage! (Environmental Aisle) www.gsaadvantage.gov
Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR): Electronics Recycling www.unicor.gov• Packaging information
www.unicor.gov/recycling/packageinfo.cfm?navlocation=Packaging%20Information
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Environmental Benefits & GHG Emissions Calculators
Promote green purchasing, recycling, electronics stewardship, & other sustainable practice areas by quantifying the environmental & energy benefits
Demonstrate life cycle value Facilitate environmental compliance Facilitate property management
functions Facilitate reporting requirements
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Environmental Benefits & GHG Calculators Library
Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/bencalc.htm
Energy Star Cost Savings Calculatorswww.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=bulk_purchasing.bus_purchasing
Greenhouse Gas Emissionswww.epa.gov/climatechange
Promoting Green Purchasingwww.epa.gov/epp/tools/epp_metrics.pdf
WAste Reduction Model (WARM) www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/calculators/Warm_home.html (Updated August 2010)
GSA Carbon Footprint Tool www.gsa.gov/carbonfootprint
GSA Carbon-Equivalency Savings Tool www.gsaauctions.gov/html/carbonequivalency_print.htm(Launched April 22, 2011)
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Reusing this item instead of buying new is like saving the carbon equivalent of...Select an Equivalency: 58.26 years of driving a car34,075.88 gallons of gasoline used
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Environmental Benefits & GHG Calculators
GSA Carbon-Equivalency Savings Tool
EnergyStar Cost Savings Tool
Buying 100 EnergyStar exit signs instead of 100 standard exits signs reduces as much air pollution as if nearly 43 cars were removed from the road for an entire year
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Conclusion – Making the Connection
Acquisition planning Maximize use of excess propertyUtilizationReuseInventoryStorageDisposition
• Sales• Donations• Transfers• Recycling (A&D)
Improved asset managementReduced Costs/LiabilitiesReports & measuresStewardship
Think “Green” at the start of the acquisition processSource reduction/ ReuseWaste/pollution preventionGreen PurchasingManagement of toxic & hazardous
materialsRecyclingEnergy efficiencyWater conservation
Vehicle fleet managementElectronics stewardshipGreen buildings/sustainable designSustainable Supply Chain ManagementReduced costs/liabilitiesReports & measuresStewardship
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