1.14. green public procurement criteria promoting the waste hierarchy;

Green public procurement means that public contracting authorities take environmental considerations into account when procuring goods, services or works.

Furthermore, in order to support the introduction of clean and energy-efficient vehicles by local governments, the Green Paper suggests reviving a proposal on 'green public procurement' of road vehicles.

European Commission DG Environment The webpage of DG Environment of the European Commission offers guidelines, good practices, previous experiences, links and FAQs concerning Green Public Procurement.

This study can be downloaded from WEB The report presents the statistical information and conclusions about the investigation done in the 7 most advanced European Countries in Green Public Procurement.