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Links N.C. DENR Library Library cards are available free to state employees, environmental educators and the general public. The library's collection includes books, journals, videos and government documents on a range of environmental topics. Monthly lunchtime workshops are free and are open to the general public. A list of sustainability resources available in the library is located at http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/library/sustainability.htm. For more information, visit the N.C. DENR Library Web site at http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/library or contact the librarian at Michelle.Czaikowski@ncmail.net. http://www.p2pays.org/epp/ EPP Information  Protect the environment with the power of environmentally preferable purchasing . Federal, state and local governments, as well as schools and universities are following legislative and policy mandates to help them achieve broader environmental goals through the purchase of high-quality green products. Individual citizens, businesses and nonprofits can also learn about EPP and how to buy environmentally preferable products. http://www.p2pays.org/epp/stagencies.asp EPP Information for State Agencies North Carolina state agencies have an environmental and legislative responsibility to purchase environmentally preferable products and services. Executive Order 156 and General Statute 143 require agencies to buy recycled content and environmentally preferable products and services. This legislation also directs agencies to file an annual report with the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance on their recycling activities and their purchases of recycled content goods and services. Purchasing recycled content products supports and drives the markets for the recyclables collected in local recycling programs. For more information, contact Rachel Eckert, (919) 715-6505. www.p2pays.org/ref/03/02221.pdf Executive Order 156 - Sustainability Initiative: A resolution and guidance for state agencies to purchase recycled content and environmentally preferable products and services. Requires agencies to establish a program, designate a sustainability officer, purchase only recycled content paper and report annually to DPPEA. http://www.p2pays.org/main/statutes.asp#content General Statutes 143-58: Guidance on purchasing products with recycled content, including recycled content paper and paper product regulations. Purchasing guidance is also included throughout Chapter 143.