Green Earth Technologies, Inc., which produces products such
as Ultimate Tire Shine, Wheel Cleaner and Brake Dust Shield,
has six new entries on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) BioPreferred program.
“Our use of bio content allows us to make superior
performing ultimate biodegradable products that are grown
and made right here in the USA while reducing our need for
fossil fuels and hydrocarbon ingredients,” says Jeffrey
Loch, Green Earth’s president and chief marketing
officer.
BioPreferred is a federal program that seeks to increase the
purchase and use of biobased goods – products made from
biological or renewable materials.
“Initially, the catalog was created to help federal
procurement officers identify biobased products that qualify
for preferred purchasing,” says Ron Buckhalt, BioPreferred’s
program manager. “But the BioPreferred online catalog is
accessible to anyone who wants to search for biobased
products. We are gratified so many find the catalog a useful
tool.”
BioPreferred was created by the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 and expanded by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to increase the
purchase and use of biobased products, according to
Buckhalt. The USDA manages the program. BioPreferred
includes a preferred procurement program for federal
agencies and contractors, and a voluntary labeling program
for the broad scale consumer marketing of biobased
products.
For more information visit www.getg.com and www.catalog.biopreferred.gov.
