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MODULE 9 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Zero Waste Purchasing Category - Answer- Targets waste reduction by minimizing
incoming materials
What does EPP stand for? - Answer- Environmentally Preferred Purchasing
Environmentally Preferred Purchasing - Answer- A concept that combines
procurement and sustainability into an environmentally conscious purchasing
strategy, utilizing multifaceted environmental purchasing factors
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 1 - Answer- Adopt an Environmentally Preferred
Purchasing (EPP) Guideline or Policy
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 2 - Answer- Include Preference for Durable Goods in
EPP Policy or Guideline
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 3 - Answer- Give Preference to Sustainably Produced
Paper and Wood Products
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 4 - Answer- Identify EPP Items in Purchasing
Catalogs
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 5 - Answer- Track Purchase of Environmentally
Preferred Products
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 6 - Answer- Give Preference to Used, Refurbished,
and/or Remanufactured Goods
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 7.1, 7.2, & 7.3 - Answer- Any Additional EPP
Practices
Leadership Credit 1 - Answer- Adopt Zero Waste Goal at Upper Management Level
Leadership Credit 2 - Answer- Review Monthly Diversion Activities with Upper
Management
Leadership Credit 3 - Answer- Encourage and Incentivize Employee Participation
Leadership Credit 4 - Answer- Take Responsibility for Company Products and
Packaging
Leadership Credit 5 - Answer- Require Vendors to Take Responsibility for Products
and Packaging
MODULE 9 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Zero Waste Purchasing Category - Answer- Targets waste reduction by minimizing
incoming materials
What does EPP stand for? - Answer- Environmentally Preferred Purchasing
Environmentally Preferred Purchasing - Answer- A concept that combines
procurement and sustainability into an environmentally conscious purchasing
strategy, utilizing multifaceted environmental purchasing factors
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 1 - Answer- Adopt an Environmentally Preferred
Purchasing (EPP) Guideline or Policy
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 2 - Answer- Include Preference for Durable Goods in
EPP Policy or Guideline
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 3 - Answer- Give Preference to Sustainably Produced
Paper and Wood Products
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 4 - Answer- Identify EPP Items in Purchasing
Catalogs
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 5 - Answer- Track Purchase of Environmentally
Preferred Products
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 6 - Answer- Give Preference to Used, Refurbished,
and/or Remanufactured Goods
Zero Waste Purchasing Credit 7.1, 7.2, & 7.3 - Answer- Any Additional EPP
Practices
Leadership Credit 1 - Answer- Adopt Zero Waste Goal at Upper Management Level
Leadership Credit 2 - Answer- Review Monthly Diversion Activities with Upper
Management
Leadership Credit 3 - Answer- Encourage and Incentivize Employee Participation
Leadership Credit 4 - Answer- Take Responsibility for Company Products and
Packaging
Leadership Credit 5 - Answer- Require Vendors to Take Responsibility for Products
and Packaging
