So a couple thoughts about the new Office Depot Project:

We need to find out:  What makes a product green? Why is that product green? And who says it’s green?

Looking at the EPA website on what constitutes a “green” product over another, they have this whole list of guidelines.  Also, the Demystifying Green Purchasing Standards site has some good standards as well.

So we first need to figure out exactly which of these standards is most relevant for customers, then we need to find out how we are going to determine that.

During class, we discussed how we can relate terms like “biodegradable, ozone friendly, recyclable” to the actual products and figure out where we can verify this information.  It may take some research, but the outcome seems to be worth it.