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Purchasing Procedures and Manual 31 <br />Federal Energy Management Program – A program of the Department of Energy that issues a <br />series of Product Energy Efficiency Recommendations that identify recommended efficiency <br />levels for energy-using products. <br /> <br />Forest Stewardship Council – A global organization that certifies responsible, on-the-ground <br />forest management according to rigorous standards developed by a broad variety of stakeholder <br />groups. <br /> <br />Green Seal – An independent, non-profit environmental labeling organization. Green Seal <br />standards for products and services meet the U.S. EPA’s criteria for third-party certifiers. The <br />Green Seal is a registered certification mark that may appear only on certified products. <br /> <br />Integrated Pest Management – An ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term <br />prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological <br />control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. <br />Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established <br />guidelines, and treatments are made with the goal of removing only the target organism. Pest <br />control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, <br />beneficial and nontarget organisms, and the environment. <br /> <br />LEEDTM Rating System – The most recent version of the Leadership in Energy and <br />Environmental Design (LEEDTM) Commercial Green Building Rating System, or other related <br />LEEDTM Rating System, approved by the U.S. Green Building Council and designed for rating <br />new and existing commercial, institutional, and residential buildings. <br /> <br />Organic Pest Management – Prohibits the use and application of toxic chemical pesticides and <br />strives to prevent pest problems through the application of natural, organic horticultural and <br />maintenance practices. All pest control products shall be in keeping with, but not limited to, <br />those products on the approved list of California Certified Organic Foods (CCOF). <br /> <br />Organic Waste – Solid wastes containing material originated from living organisms and their <br />metabolic waste products including, but not limited to, food, yard trimmings, organic textiles and <br />carpets, lumber, wood, Paper Products, Printing and Writing Paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, <br />and sludges, or as otherwise defined in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section <br />18982(a)(46). Biosolids and digestate are as defined in Title 14 of the California Code of <br />Regulations Section 18982(a)(4) and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section <br />18982(a)(16.5), respectively. <br /> <br />Paper Products – Include, but are not limited to, paper janitorial supplies, cartons, wrapping, <br />packaging, file folders, hanging files, corrugated boxes, tissue, and toweling; or as otherwise <br />defined in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(51). <br /> <br />Post-consumer Material – A finished material which would normally be disposed of as a solid <br />waste, having reached its intended end-use and completed its life cycle as a consumer item, and <br />does not include manufacturing or converting wastes. <br />Page 159 of 373