Environmentally preferable product

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009841",
  "term": "Environmentally preferable product",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Environmentally Preferable Product",
  "definitions": [
    "Products and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared to other products and services that serve the same purpose. (Definition according to E.O. 13101 on Federal Acquisition, Recycling, and Waste Prevention)",
    "1. Products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. This comparison applies to raw materials, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use, reuse, operation, maintenance, and disposal.\n\n2. Products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment as compared to competing products or services that serve the same purpose. This comparison involves the impacts of a product or service’s raw materials, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use, reuse, operation, maintenance, and disposal."
  ],
  "subject": "Sustainability and green living",
  "references": [
    "Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Glossary",
    "Greener Products Glossary",
    "Glossary of Sustainable Manufacturing Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmentally-preferable-product/"
}