Green Squared was added to EPA's federal purchasing list
On 31 January 2017 the Tile Council said Green Squared, the American national specification for sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles, and tile installation materials, had been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommendations of specifications, standards, and ecolabels for federal purchasing. The recommendations had been updated at the close of 2016.
Who the list is written for
The release says the recommendations went to U.S. government purchasing officials to help them identify environmentally sustainable products and services. An EPA official quoted in the release describes the list as a way for federal buyers to sort private ecolabels.
What the standard covers
The release's description of Green Squared says it addresses product characteristics, manufacturing, end-of-life management, corporate governance, and innovation across the lifecycle of the tile and the installation materials. That purchasing list is the fact this note is about.
Source
Fetched 2026-10-11 from Tile Council EPA Green Squared release. The sentences above follow that page. They are not a contractor promise.
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