Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

Copy/Office Paper
Janitorial/Lawn Care
Office Supplies
Alternative Pool Sanitizers
Recycling Services
Energy Efficient Products

Janitorial Products

	Vermont Soap Organics produces USDA Approved, Certified Organic alternatives to the often irritating, chemical and detergent based personal care products now in general use. We manufacture handmade cold process bar soaps for sensitive skin, liquid soaps for skin and cleaning, the first truly organic shower gels, numerous organic nontoxic cleaners and much more. Our Master Soapmakers blend organic food grade ingredients into soap products the old fashioned way. Our special bar soap process removes excess alkali from the soap, creating a super mild bar for the most sensitive skin.
	H2Orange2 is a patented combination of Hydrogen Peroxide, Citrus Oil & Readily Biodegradable Surfactants. The synergy of these ingredients gives H2Orange2 the ability to significantly reduce the toxicity of a cleaning system & minimize detergent residue, without sacrificing cleaning power! H2Orange2 reduces toxicity by eliminating chemicals commonly used in janitorial cleaners. H2Orange2 contains no Acids, Alcohol, Amines, Ammonia, Caustic, Chlorine Bleach, Glycol Ethers, Phosphates, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Dyes, or Fragrances.
	For over nine years, The Clean Environment Company has been manufacturing and distributing a line of environmentally preferable and effective commercial cleaning products. They have gone to great lengths to find or develop the right combination of ingredients for their products. The Clean Environment Co. has been selected to provide cleaning products for the City of Santa Monica, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and many other National Parks, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, MGM Studios, Hollywood Center Studios, Boeing and many other companies.
	Putney Paper has been manufacturing napkins, towels, and wrapping tissue entirely from 100% recycled paper for over 45 years. They use a blend of recovered waste paper and post-onsumer waste paper to provide a quality product. Putney Paper is committed to keeping waste paper out of landfills and providing our customers with a sensible, environmentally conscious alternative line of paper products.
	Marcal Quality family products.By producing sanitary tissue and towel products from recyclable paper, Marcal's manufacturing technology results in the economical production of high quality products with a minimal impact on the environment.
	Seventh Generation is the nation's leading brand of environmentally safe household products. Every time you use a Seventh Generation product you are making a difference by saving natural resources, reducing pollution, keeping toxic chemicals out of the environment and making the world a safer place for ourselves and the next seven generations.
	At The Real Earth, we believe every purchasing decision we make has an impact (positive or negative) on our world. In that spirit, we provide recycled, non-toxic and bio-degradable products so that we may have a minimal impact on the Earth for the time we are here, and leave it, as a direct result of our conscious choices, a better place.
	Biocorp's "reSourceBag" trash bags and shopping bags are manufactured with "Mater-Bi" resins, a substance made of corn starch and a bio-polymer which is completely biodegradable and compostable.
	Shaklee manufactures cleaning products that are highly effective on virtually every surface, yet they're gentle to the environment.
	Foley Distributing, located in Rutland, is a distributor of paper & sanitary supplies that carries some environmentally preferable cleaning products. They also carry the Envision line of "environmentally-friendly" 100 percent recycled tissue, towel and napkin products.
	White River Paper Co., located in Hartford, is a distributor of janitorial, packaging, and office supplies that carries some environmentally preferable products including Mohawk recycled content trash bags.
	Swish, operating out of Burlington, carries the Chemspec/Ecogent line of environmentally preferable general purpose and carpet cleaning products.
	Kokopelli Distributors provides all natural soaps, personal care and pet care products and environmentally sound cleaning products. Kokopelli provides natural and earth-friendly products at reasonable prices; products with quality you'll be proud to offer your customers.

Lawn Maintenance

The NaturaLawn® of America System consists of an exclusive natural organic-based fertilization program used in conjunction with a specially designed Integrated Pest Management program (IPM), as opposed to the traditional chemical fertilization programs with indiscriminate application of pesticides.