Environmental Procurement Preference Training
Training
State employees can only get credit for taking this training in the Washington State Learning Center.
About this course
To take the training, log in to the Washington State Learning Center and search "WA-State Environmental Procurement Preference."
Within three months of completing this course, you will receive three optional, one-minute training boosters.
Training topics
In this training, procurement professionals will learn about these important purchasing topics. Course resources are posted below the topic descriptions.
Clean fuel vehicles
Learn about the types of clean fuel vehicles and how to purchase them.
Sustainable electronics
Learn how to procure sustainable electronic products for your organization. See our resources posted below.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Hydrofluorocarbons are harmful greenhouse gases that are present in some industrial cooling products. This training will help you write solicitations with a preference for products that do not contain HFCs.
Mercury-free
Learn how to buy mercury-free products.
Recycled products
Learn what recycled products are and how to buy them with our environmental preference training.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
WA-State PCBs & Procurement training provides professionals who develop procurements with the tools they need to reduce PCBs in Washington's waterways.
Course Resources
Related policies
DES-265-00
Requires state agencies to give preference to purchases of electronic products that meet environmental performance standards for reducing or eliminating hazardous materials.
DES-255-00
Requires state agencies to give preference to purchases that contain recycled material and designates specifications for the purchases of products containing recycle material.
DES-280-00
Requires state agencies to give preference to purchases that do not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
DES-310-00
Requires state agencies to give preference to purchases that do not contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) or contain HFCs with a comparatively low global warming potential.
Contact us
Contracts & Procurement training team
Phone 360-407-8478