Executive Order 13101- Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition directs Federal agencies to use recycled content and environmentally preferable products. The Executive Order directs agencies to consider a broad range of environmental factors in developing plans, drawings, work statements, specifications, or other product descriptions. These factors include waste prevention; recyclability, the use of recycled content, environmentally preferable, and biobased products; life cycle cost; and ultimate disposal.
Revoked by Executive Order 13423.
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