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How to Identify Green (Recycled) Items in the Penn Marketplace

Penn Marketplace Searchable Custom Item Attribute for Recycled Items

To search the Penn Marketplace for Penn Green items , check off the box in the Advanced Search feature to include any recycled items in the return of your search. These items have been flagged as Penn Green based on the supplier classification of the product as recycled or containing recycled content.

Green (Recycled) Items in the Penn Marketplace

Please direct all questions to Brian Caputo in Purchasing Services.

You can easily identify items in your Penn Marketplace search results by looking for the icon immediately following the item description.

Green (Recycled) Items in the Penn Marketplace

Also, try using keywords such as "Recycled", "Reusable", "Remanufactured", and/or "Post Consumer" in your search, so that Green items can move up within the search results. See our page on Green Purchasing for more tips on environmentally minded buying. Please feel free to forward any questions, comments or concerns to mktplace@pobox.upenn.edu.