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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NEWS

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22 January 2015

New UK bus powered by human waste lowers harmful emissions

A new bus run solely on human and food waste is cutting public transport emissions in the United Kingdom. The "Bio-Bus", developed by British company GENeco, uses bio-methane gas in place of conventio...

20 January 2015

Koprivnica becomes first Croatian city to carry out public procurement of renewable energy

The City of Koprivnica (Croatia) has chosen to procure electricity produced from renewable sources, greatly reducing the carbon footprint of public institutions in the city. The move marks the first p...

15 January 2015

EcoProcura China symposium looks at green public procurement in action

The sustainable public procurement activities of Jiangsu Province, Tianjin City and Yixing City (China) were showcased at the EcoProcura China 2014 symposium, which took place in Beijing in October 20...

13 January 2015

Innovative GLOW festival forms part of ENIGMA study visit

The first study visit of the ENIGMA project saw representatives from Antwerp (Belgium), Belfast and London (United Kingdom), and Dubrovnik (Croatia) meet in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) from 12 – 14 ...

EU must examine products produced abroad to embrace green economy

The large quantity of products manufactured outside of the European Union means that the EU must look beyond its borders to ensure that it fully embraces the green economy, the Environmental Indicator...

30 December 2014

Water PiPP to enhance innovation in the water sector through procurement

A new video has been produced by the EU-funded Water Public Innovation Procurement Policies (Water PiPP) project to introduce the public to the project’s aims. Through involving local authorities, p...

23 December 2014

Policy makers yet to embrace cost-benefit analysis approach to decision-making

The use of a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to make policy decisions is not being widely implemented, with many decision-makers believing that CBA can lead to a loss of control and influence over policy-...

18 December 2014

German government publishes guide to procuring inkjet and laser printers

A new guide designed to make the public purchasing of sustainable IT hardware easier has been jointly published by the German Procurement Office of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Em...

16 December 2014

UK council scheme reduces waste and saves money

Warp It is a UK reuse scheme established in 2011 that reduces council waste and saves money by providing an online platform for councils to loan or give away unwanted public resources. Public authorit...

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