Under Executive Order 13101, the Department is committed to incorporating waste prevention, recycling, and purchasing environmentally preferable products into its daily operations through the following actions:

1. Ensure that 100% of DOE purchases of EPA-designated items are acquired with recovered content (affirmative procurement), unless there is written justification that the product is not available competitively, within a reasonable time frame, does not meet appropriate performance standards, or is available only at an unreasonable price (purchases of $2,500 or less are exempt from written justification)
2. Establish goals for waste prevention, recycling, and affirmative procurement to be achieved by 2005 and 2010
3. Develop a DOE-specific strategic plan based on the government-wide Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan
4. Update DOE's Affirmative Procurement Program policy guidance within one year of EPA designation of new items
5. Develop a plan to retain and use the proceeds from the sale of recyclables
6. Designate a recycling coordinator for each facility. The recycling coordinator shall implement the waste prevention and recycling programs in the Department's strategic plan
7. Discontinue all purchases of printing and writing paper with less than 30% postconsumer fiber. If paper containing 30% postconsumer material is not reasonably available, does not meet reasonable performance requirements, or is only available at an unreasonable price, then paper containing no less than 20% postconsumer material may be purchased
8. Provide training to program and procurement personnel on the requirements of EO 13101
9. Maintain an Agency-wide Awards Program for waste reduction, recycling, and affirmative procurement
10. Estimate purchases of USDA-listed, bio-based products and annually report to the Secretary of Agriculture
11. Annually report progress on plan implementation, including purchases of EPA-designated products and goals progress, to the Office of Management and Budget and the Federal Environmental Executive.

To meet Federal commitments under Executive Order 13101, "Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition," the Secretary of Energy assigns the following responsibilities:

Each Program Secretarial Officer, in coordination with DOE Operations/Field Office Managers, shall:

• issue policy and planning guidance to implement DOE's Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan, including meeting DOE's goals;
• ensure that reporting sites acquire 100% of DOE purchases of EPA-designated items with recovered content, unless there is written justification that the product is not available competitively, within a reasonable time frame, does not meet appropriate performance standards, or is available only at an unreasonable price
• submit all required reports, plans, and data to the Office of Environmental Management for Departmental integration and DOE-wide reporting; and,
• oversee progress of Operations/Field Offices in meeting the requirements of DOE's Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan and Executive Order 13101, and provide recognition, or take corrective actions, as necessary.

Each DOE Operations/Field Office Manager, in coordination with their reporting sites and Program Secretarial Officer, shall:

• implement DOE's Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan, including meeting the Department's goals;
• ensure that each site acquires 100% of DOE purchases of EPA-designated items with recovered content. The only exception is where written justification is kept on file and documented in that site's annual Executive Order 13101 report (purchases of $2,500 or less are exempt from written justification);
• ensure that sites prevent waste, maximize the success of recycling programs, and acquire environmentally preferable products to the greatest extent practicable, including items with recovered content and bio-based products;
• direct printing and writing paper be purchased with at least 30% postconsumer content;
• include the requirements of Executive Order 13101 and DOE's Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan in all site facility management contracts;
• designate a recycling coordinator at each site with responsibility to implement DOE's Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan;
• submit all required site reports, plans, and data to the Office of Environmental Management for Departmental integration and DOE-wide reporting with copies to the Program Secretarial Officer; and
• perform self-evaluations of progress in meeting the requirements of DOE's Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan and Executive Order 13101, and submit annual evaluation reports to the cognizant Program Secretarial Officers and DOE's Environmental Executive.

The DOE Environmental Executive, in coordination with other departmental elements, shall:

• develop and coordinate adoption of DOE-wide goals for waste prevention, recycling, and affirmative procurement to be achieved by the end of Fiscal Years 2005 and 2010;
• update the Department's Affirmative Procurement Program policy guidance within one year of EPA designation of new items;
• conduct an annual Awards Program for waste prevention, recycling, and purchasing of environmentally preferable products;
• develop and coordinate training for program staff on the requirements of Executive Order 13101;
• lead the Department's implementation of the Order;
• develop and coordinate DOE's Waste Prevention and Recycling Strategic Plan to implement the Order;
• annually report progress on plan implementation, purchases of EPA-designated products and goals progress to the Federal Environmental Executive and the Office of Management and Budget;
• estimate and annually report purchases of USDA-listed bio-based products to the Secretary of Agriculture; and,
• submit annual progress reports to the Secretary of Energy.

The Director of Management and Administration, in coordination with other departmental elements, shall:

• serve as the procurement coordination point of contact for all procurement related matters for Headquarters and field federal staff;
• develop and coordinate the Department's Affirmative Procurement Program requirements for procurement staff;
• provide training to procurement staff on the requirements of Executive Order 13101;
• revise the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations to reflect the requirements of Executive Order 13101; and,
• develop procurement strategies to meet DOE goals to increase the procurement of EPA-designated items made with recycled content;
• ensure awareness of the Department's Affirmative Procurement Program, when delegating responsibilities outside the procurement organization, e.g., purchase card and electronic commerce programs.

The Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, in addition to his/her Program Secretarial Officer responsibilities shown above, shall:

• serve as the program coordination point of contact for all program related matters for Headquarters and field federal staff;
• collect and integrate site data and reports into agency-wide assessments and reports; and
• provide support to the DOE Environmental Executive in leading the implementation effort for the Department.

The Chief Financial Officer, in coordination with other Departmental elements, shall:

• provide policy guidance during the Department's annual budget process on DOE implementation of Executive Order 13101; and
• include DOE-wide metrics for this Order in the Department's Annual Performance Plan and in the Secretary's Performance Agreement with the President.

The Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, in coordination with other Departmental elements, shall:

• integrate the provisions of Executive Order 13101 into forthcoming DOE Order 450.1, as appropriate, as the Order is finalized.