The PSC is constantly striving to institute practices that reduce waste and result in the purchase of fewer products whenever practical and cost-effective, but without reducing safety or workplace quality, including but not limited to maximizing the following:

• Minimize packaging or use preferred forms of packaging;
• Conserve natural resources;
• Communicate electronically instead of printing;
• Use washable and reusable dishes and utensils;
• Use rechargeable batteries;
• Lease long-life products when service agreements support maintenance and repair rather than purchasing;
• Share equipment and occasional use items;
• Choose durable products rather than disposable;
• Reduce product weight or thickness when effectiveness is not jeopardized in products such as, but not limited to, paper and compostable plastic liner bags; 
• Eliminate the use of fossil-based plastic;
• Buy in bulk, when storage and operations exist to support it;
• Reuse products such as, but not limited to, file folders, storage boxes, office supplies, and furnishings.

It is the practice of the PSC to consider a wide range of environmental factors throughout the product and service acquisitions process. The following list of the most common factors, but is not limited to, the consideration of:

• Pollutant releases and toxins, especially persistent bioaccumulative toxins (PBTs), air emissions, and water pollution;
• Waste generation and waste minimization;
• Greenhouse gas emissions;
• Recyclability and recycled content;
• Energy consumption, energy efficiency, use of renewable energy;
• Depletion of natural resources; 
• The potential impact on human health and the environment; 
• Impacts on biodiversity
• Environmental practices that vendors and manufacturers have incorporated into their office and production process.