Does your county have an environmentally preferred purchasing program?
- Yes - 35 percent
- No - 65 percent
If your county does have a program, what are the program’s elements?
- Buy recycled products 50 percent
- Buy energy-efficient products 33 percent
- Buy less toxic products 17 percent
Which energy-efficient products are bought by the county?
- Lighting 50 percent
- Heating and cooling 31 percent
- LED exit signs 12 percent
- Office equipment 11 percent
- Street traffic signs 5 percent
These figures were taken from NACo’s 2001 Operations Survey. The counties selected to participate in this year’s survey were divided into eight population categories. From these categories, a stratified sample of 365 counties representing 47 states was selected to participate, with 85 counties from 39 states responding.
(For more information on NACo’s Operations Survey, or to order a copy of the complete survey, contact Joseph Hansen, research assistant, at (202) 661-8834 or jhansen@naco.org. To learn more about NACo’s environmental programs, contact Lou Witt, senior project manager, at (202) 942-4261 or jlwitt@naco.org.)
