INDICATOR

One area in which the city of Santa Monica can exhibit leadership is in ensuring that the products it consumes reflect the most benign human footprint possible. The target for this indicator is that by 2010, 20 purchased product categories will be converted from conventional to environmentally preferred products.  Each year staff will target five product categories per year converted. 

In 2007 the targets are: 

1. Food packaging
2. Carpet
3. Computers
4. Copy and printing paper
5. Janitorial paper supplies (toilet tissue, paper towels)
6. Office Supplies

The approach which staff is taking to convert various product categories is to develop stakeholder groups to determine best practices and products in each category, engage city staff in the mechanics of switching from one product to another, and provide for environmentally preferable products in the contract work it oversees.

Information on the number of product categories successfully converted were not available as of the time of this writing.