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Materials, Procurement, & Waste
Mahatma Gandhi
Goal
Demonstrate the responsible use of materials and products that eliminate toxins in the studio, while targeting functionally zero waste (95% diversion).
Mandatory Data Collection
1. Provide tracking of new furnishings to verify compliance.
2. Provide a procurement policy must be provided covering paper, office supplies, and plastics.
3. Provide waste management policy covering trash, recycling, and composting.
Policies
1. All procured furniture and furnishings must have full transparency through an Health Product Declaration (HPD) ↗ or ILFI Declare label ↗; be declared at 100ppm; and be compliant with the Precautionary List ↗ , LBC Red List ↗, or the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) ↗.
2. Recycling bins should be provided at each workstation, while trash bins should be reduced to one bin per pod of workstations. A combination recycling/trash bin should be supplied in each conference room and/or multi-occupant space.
3. All small electrical & mechanical equipment (and large equipment made up of smaller components) need to be Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoSH) compliant.
4. Recycling services should be procured by each studio. Recycling contracts should at a minimum include the ability to divert cardboard, white and colored paper, newspaper, aluminum, tin, glass, and plastics 1-7.
5. Composting is required where services are available. All trash bags are to be compostable.
6. All paper supplies must be FSC-certified, with a preference for postconsumer recycled content (e.g. file folders, post-it notes, etc.).
7. No single-use plastics should be used, provided, or available for purchase (e.g. bottled beverages, Keurig cups, cups, and cutlery).
8. Kitchenware (e.g. drinking cups, coffee cups, plates, bowls, and cutlery) should be provided for a minimum of 25% of staff. Any disposable products provided are to be compostable.
9. Internal and vendor catering should not contain plastic utensils.
