NEW YORK STATE AND EPEAT: CASE STUDY Overview: Benefits of Purchasing Sustainable IT Products with EPEAT Environmental and Human Health Benefits: Vast reduction in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, hazardous and solid waste, increased use of recycled plastics, recycled content packaging, and reusable packaging. Financial Benefits: Through an aggregate buy program for computers offered by the New York State Office of General Services (OGS), users of OGS centralized contracts are able to achieve substantial environmental benefits as well as cost savings. On average, purchasers save approximately 45% off of the state contract pricing, realize additional cost savings through reduced energy consumption, and see other environmental benefits including reductions in hazardous waste, sol

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