TOLEDO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s BioPreferred program promotes the use of
ecologically-friendly, biobased materials as a replacement for those materials made from petroleum and
other non-renewable resources. In middle October, more than 500 new items were approved, bringing the
total to more than 5,000 products listed in the procurement program catalog.
The Northwest Ohio Green Products Center, a collaborative effort created by the Center for Innovative
Food Technology, continues to play a key role in bringing some of these 5,000 products to fruition.
NOGPC provides resources, technical assistance and business expertise to regional entrepreneurs or
established manufacturers who currently produce, or plan to produce, green or biobased products – with
the goal to receive approval for federal and state procurement.
Overall, the designated products will improve demand for biobased products, spur development .
For information, contact the NOGPC through Jim Matzinger, program coordinator, CIFT, at (419) 535-6000,
ext. 111 or [email protected].
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www.biopreferred.gov/catalog.aspx.