1. Green Purchasing and the AbilityOne Program Working for a Cleaner, Greener America

2. Wagner-O’Day Act - 1938 Law amended in 1971 AbilityOne - 2006 Franklin D. Roosevelt Javits Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) JWOD is the law… AbilityOne is the program… SKILCRAFT is the brand!

3. Our Mission To enhance opportunities for economic and personal independence of persons who are blind or severely disabled primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment. Promote independence! Create employment for the 70% of unemployed Americans who are blind or severely disabled.

4. Capabilities Chemical Blending/Filling Manufacturing, Assembly & Packaging Warehousing & Distribution Call Center Ops Machining & Fabrication Paper Conversion Plastics – Injection & Blow- molding Textiles

5. Supporting Federal Green Purchasing Initiatives FAR Subpart 23 – Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace; Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management; and December 2007 OFPP Proposed Policy Letter on the acquisition of green products and services.

6. Supporting Federal Green Purchasing Initiatives 1.Alternative fuels & vehicles 2.Biobased products 3.Electronics – registered on EPEAT 4.Energy Star® & Energy-efficient 5.Environmentally-preferable 6.Low / no toxic or hazardous chemicals 7.Non-ozone depleting substances 8.Recycled content / remanufactured 9.Renewable energy 10.Water-efficient products

7. SKILCRAFT “Green” Product Categories Over 1,000 Products Cleaning & Sanitary Supplies Food Service & Handling Maintenance Office Products Paints Paper Towels & Tissue Personal Care & Safety

8. SKILCRAFT “Green” Categories Biobased Recycled content Environmentally Preferable Biodegradable Low VOCs www.abilityonecatalog.com

9. Biobased Products Currently on the Procurement List: Absorbents Disposable Cutlery Chemical Cleaners Hand Sanitizer & Cleaners Under Development: Various cleaners Disposable food service items Pens

10. Recycled Content Over 800 products EPA CPG minimum post-consumer Sanitary & Facial tissue Plastics Paper towels Copy paper Office Supplies Personal Care & Safety

11. SKILCRAFT Biobased Product Spotlight SKILCRAFT-Spartan BioRenewables Meets USDA final, or proposed, guidelines on biobased content Glass Cleaner Restroom Cleaner Graffiti Remover Multi-Purpose Cleaner Industrial Degreaser Foam Hand Cleaner Waterless Hand Cleaners

12. SKILCRAFT Biobased Product Spotlight SKILCRAFT Biobased Cutlery Meets USDA final biobased content Uses wheat to replace 50% of polypropylene Composts by 50% within 90 days Withstands temperatures over 200 degrees Meets, exceeds standards in CID A-A-3109B

13. SKILCRAFT Recycled Content Product Spotlight Post-Consumer & Chlorine-Free Colored File Folders – 60% PCW, PCF Legal Pads – 20% PCW, PCF Carbonless Stock Tab Paper – 30% PCW, Elemental Chlorine-Free Nature Cycle Copy Paper – 100% PCW, PCF, Acid Free

14. Where to buy “Green” SKILCRAFT Products GSA Global Supply www.gsaadvantage.gov DLA on line through the DOD e-mall Local Base Supply Locations Over 120 Locations, incl Fed Bldgs Authorized Commercial Distributors www.AbilityOne.gov/distributors All AbilityOne products available at www. jwod.com

15. Thank You! Shawn Spengler NIB – Director of Product Management sspengler@nib.org, or 703-310-0559