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RPN Webinar
How to Find the Best Rechargeable Batteries
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September 28, 2016
11:00am-12:30pm PDT (2:00pm-3:30pm EDT)
250 million pounds of batteries wind up in U.S. landfills each year,
leaving behind toxic heavy metals and corrosive chemicals.
Single-use batteries are also expensive to purchase over and over.
Now, more than ever, rechargeable batteries can be an important part of the solution.
Learn about the latest technological advances,
what's available on the market, and important performance indicators to specify when buying rechargeable batteries.
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 Kudos to
Mark Petruzzi for reaching his 20-year anniversary with
Green Seal! His tireless efforts have helped create invaluable certifications for low-toxicity cleaners, paint, and more.
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RPN and Massachusetts Win Award for Nation's Largest Green Cleaning Supplies Contract
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and RPN received a
Leadership Award for a Special Sustainable Purchasing Initiative
at the SPLC 2016 Annual Summit for their collaborative effort creating the nation's largest multi-state cooperative purchasing agreement for environmentally preferable cleaning supplies and equipment.
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Health Care Sustainability Leaders
Announce New Green Purchasing Coop
RPN Helping GX Source Healthy Products
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Concerned about the use of products and services in health care that are potentially harmful to human health, local communities, and the planet, the nation's top leaders in health care sustainability announced the launch of Greenhealth Exchange (GX). RPN will be serving as a technical advisor to this exciting new green purchasing cooperative.
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New Report by RPN and San Francisco
Highlights the Best Rechargeable Batteries
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SPLC Announces Winners of Its 2016
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Awards
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SPLC recognized 12 organizations and one individual (Dana Arnold of the U.S. General Services Administration) for their leadership in sustainable purchasing. The award winners, which include RPN and many of its members, implemented a wide range of successful sustainable purchasing strategies and documented the resulting environmental, social, and/or economic benefits.
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Green Electronics Council Announces
38 EPEAT Sustainable Purchasing Award Winners
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The Green Electronics Council announced 38 winners of its 2016 Sustainable Purchasing Awards. The procurement of EPEAT-registered computers, printers, copiers, and TVs saved these winners $16.8 million in annual energy costs and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions equal to taking nearly 30,000 passenger cars
off the road for a year
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New York State Issues Progress Report on Green Procurement
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The State of New York's Fourth Progress Report on State Green Procurement and Agency Sustainability describes how it is meeting its sustainability goals - while saving money. In FY 2014-2015, New York State spent $93 million on green products and services, including copy paper with at least 30% post-consumer recycled content, 100% recycled-content janitorial paper, re-refined motor oil, EPEAT-registered computers, certified low-toxicity cleaning products, PVC-free/recycled-content floor coverings, solar electric systems, recycling services, etc.
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