Green Purchasing Requirements
State agencies and authorities are required to purchase commodities, services, and technology that meet the approved green procurement specifications. Purchasing GreenNY-compliant products and services helps the State of New York meet its environmental sustainability goals.
The following GreenNY procurement lists and specifications of commodities, services, and technology are for use by state agencies during a procurement. The specifications identify product criteria that will:
- Reduce or eliminate the health and environmental risks from the use or release of toxic substances;
- Minimize the risks of the discharge of pollutants into the environment;
- Minimize the volume and toxicity of packaging;
- Maximize the use of recycled content and sustainably managed renewable resources; and
- Provide other environmental and health benefits.
All GreenNY Specifications
| Specification | Category | Approval Date | Product Type | Covered Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustical Ceiling Tiles and Panels | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2014 | Commodity | Ceiling tiles and panels including: wet pressed mineral fiber, perlite, fiberglass, gypsum wall-board, metal tiles and panels, and wood or agri-based composite tiles and panels |
| Adhesives | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2020-11-20 | Commodity | General construction and flooring adhesives |
| Air Purifiers and Filters | Appliances | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Room air purifiers, filters for room air purifiers |
| Apparel and Textile Materials | Office Supplies | 2021-04-22 | Commodity | Any apparel or raw textile materials |
| Bathroom Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | Calcium, lime and rust removers, descalers, grout cleaners and whiteners, mold and mildew removers, toilet and urinal cleaners, tub and tile cleaners |
| Batteries and Battery Chargers | Office Supplies | 2025-06-18 | Commodity | AA batteries, AAA batteries, C batteries, D batteries, 9V batteries, rechargeable battery chargers |
| Binders | Office Supplies | 2025-09-25 | Commodity | Three-ring view binders, three-ring non-view binders, three-ring flexible plastic binders |
| Brake Pads | Transportation and Fleet | 2018-04-01 | Commodity | Brake pads for installation on state-owned or leased light-duty vehicles |
| Brooms and Brushes | Janitorial | 2025-09-25 | Commodity | Angle or lobby brooms, push brooms, whisk brooms, counter brushes, deck brushes, dishwashing brushes, toilet bowl brushes, utility and scrub brushes |
| Cardboard File Boxes and Storage Drawers | Office Supplies | 2025-09-25 | Commodity | Cardboard file boxes and cardboard storage drawers (standard, medium duty, and heavy duty) |
| Carpet Extractors | Janitorial | 2025-06-18 | Commodity | Carpet extractors |
| Carpet, Rug, and Upholstery Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | Pre-spray, spot, and stain removers, carpet and rug shampoos, extraction cleaners, bonnet carpet cleaners |
| Clothes Washers | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Commercial clothes washers, commercial laundry centers, residential clothes washers, residential combination washer/dryer units |
| Cloths and Wiping Rags | Janitorial | 2025-09-25 | Commodity | Cloths, rags, and towels used for cleaning surfaces, equipment, or tools; non-paper shop towels |
| Coating Removal Products | Janitorial | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Coating removal products to remove adhesives, epoxy, varnish, polyurethane, lacquers, furniture coatings, graffiti, paint |
| Commercial Ice Machines | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Air-cooled batch- and continuous-types of commercial ice machines (ice makers) |
| Commercial Kitchen Appliances | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Commercial coffee brewers, commercial dishwashers, commercial electric cooktops, commercial griddles, commercial fryers, commercial hot food holding cabinets, commercial ovens, commercial steam cookers |
| Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Commercial freezers, commercial refrigerators, commercial hybrid refrigerator-freezers |
| Compostable Bioplastic Organic Waste Bags | Janitorial | 2025-06-18 | Commodity | Compostable bioplastic organic waste bags |
| Composting Toilets | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2014 | Commodity | Composting toilets not connected to water supply or discharge and not using applied heat for composting |
| Computers and Displays | Electronics | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Desktop computers, integrated desktop computers, monitors, notebook & laptop computers, portable all-in-one computers, signage displays, tablets/slates, thin clients, workstations |
| Cookware and Bakeware | Food Service and Travel | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Cookware, including saucepans, pots, frying pans, dutch ovens, skillets, griddles; Bakeware, including sheet pans, muffin pans, roasting pans |
| Cream Cleansers | Janitorial | 2025-03-20 | Commodity | Cream cleansers, crème cleaners |
| Degreasers and Parts Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | Cleaner degreasers, enzymatic drain cleaners, grease trap cleaners, industrial degreasers, parts washers |
| Dehumidifiers | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Dehumidifiers, portable dehumidifiers, whole-home dehumidifiers |
| Dishwashing Detergents | Janitorial | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Automatic and manual dishwashing detergents; dishwashing, pre-soak aids, rinse aids, and softeners for automatic dishwashers |
| Disinfectant Delivery Devices | Janitorial | 2022-12-14 | Commodity | Disinfectant delivery devices that are used to disinfect surfaces or spaces |
| Disposable Gloves | Janitorial | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Single-use gloves for cleaning, food service, laboratories, medical examinations |
| Drinking Fountains | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2009-05-27 | Commodity | Drinking water fountains, outdoor drinking water fountains, indoor drinking water fountains |
| Engine Block Heaters | Transportation and Fleet | 2022-12-14 | Commodity | Engine block heaters for vehicles equipped with diesel engines |
| Envelopes | Office Supplies | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Business/office envelopes, catalog and booklet envelopes, coin/currency envelopes, inter-departmental envelopes, invitation envelopes |
| Facial Tissues | Janitorial | 2025-03-20 | Commodity | Facial tissues |
| Floor Coverings | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2020-11-20 | Commodity | Hard and resilient flooring products, carpeting sheet goods and tile goods, backing and adhesives, hard and resilient flooring |
| Floor Maintenance Pads | Janitorial | 2025-09-25 | Commodity | Pads for powered floor maintenance equipment, including carpet cleaning pads and bonnets; floor buffing, burnishing, and polishing pads; floor cleaning and scrubbing pads; floor stripping pads |
| Floor Maintenance Products | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | Floor finishes, polishes, sealers, and waxes; floor polish maintainers and restorers; floor polish removers and strippers; floor stripper neutralizers |
| Floor Polishing Equipment | Janitorial | 2025-06-18 | Commodity | Floor polishers, floor burnishers |
| Floor Scrubbing Equipment | Janitorial | 2025-06-18 | Commodity | Floor scrubbers |
| Food Service Ware | Food Service and Travel | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Bowls, containers (e.g., clamshells, deli containers, boxes, etc.), cups, lids, plates, trays/boats/baskets, utensils, coffee sleeves, stir sticks, straws, wrappers |
| Furniture | Office Supplies | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Beds, bookcases and shelving, chairs and stools, desks, dressers/wardrobes, filing and storage cabinets, lounge furniture (e.g., couches, side chairs), tables, systems furniture (e.g., modular workstations), walls/partitions, other miscellaneous furniture |
| Garment Cleaning Services | Janitorial | 2025-12-11 | Service | Dry cleaning services |
| General Purpose Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | All-purpose cleaners, hydrogen peroxide cleaners, multi-purpose cleaners |
| Glass Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | Computer screen cleaners, mirror cleaners, window cleaners |
| Hand Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Non-antimicrobial hand soaps, washes and cleansers, including foaming hand soaps, lotion hand soaps, gel hand soaps, waterless hand cleaners, dissolvable hand soap tablets |
| Hand Dryers | Janitorial | 2026-06-18 | Commodity | Hand dryers |
| Hand Sanitizers | Janitorial | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Liquid, gel, and foaming hand sanitizers |
| Hard Floor Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | Bonnet cleaners, dust and damp mop cleaners, neutral pH floor cleaners |
| Heating & Cooling Equipment | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2022-12-14 | Commodity | Air-source heat pumps, ground-source heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems |
| Hydraulic Oil, High Detergent | Transportation and Fleet | 2009-02-10 | Commodity | High performance all temperature oil used in hydraulic systems and highway maintenance equipment |
| Imaging Equipment | Electronics | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Copiers, multifunction devices (MFDs), printers, scanners |
| Indoor Waste Containers | Janitorial | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Indoor trash, recycling, and organic waste containers for bathrooms, breakrooms, hallways, kitchens, janitorial purposes, offices; menstrual product receptacles; waste container lids |
| Laundry Detergents | Janitorial | 2024-09-25 | Commodity | Clothes washing detergents, whiteners and brighteners, spot and stain removers, fabric softeners |
| Lighting Equipment | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2026-06-18 | Commodity | Indoor and outdoor luminaires, light fixtures, and retrofit kits; replacement lamps (light bulbs); LED drivers |
| Lithographic Ink | Office Supplies | 2009-05-27 | Commodity | Lithographic ink used in lithography printing |
| Lower Carbon Concrete | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Standard, ready concrete mixes used in building or infrastructure applications; contracts for building projects or transportation |
| Lubricants | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2020-11-20 | Commodity | Bar and chain oils, corrosion Inhibitors (rust control lubricants), gear lubricants, greases, multi-purpose lubricants, penetrating lubricants, pneumatic equipment lubricants (for air tools and compressors), other types of facility maintenance lubricants |
| Lubricating Oil, High Detergent | Transportation and Fleet | 2009-02-10 | Commodity | Motor crank case oil for use in gasoline engines and light, medium and heavy-duty diesel engines |
| Menstrual Products | Janitorial | 2022-04-15 | Commodity | Pads, tampons, menstrual cups, menstrual underwear and reusable pads |
| Metal Cleaners and Polishes | Janitorial | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Metal cleaners, metal polishes |
| Mobile Phones | Electronics | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Mobile phones |
| Mops | Janitorial | 2025-09-25 | Commodity | Dry mops, dust mops, flat mops, spin mops, wet mops |
| Motion Sensitive Wall Light Switches | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2014 | Commodity | Wall-mounted motion sensitive wall light switches |
| Mulch | Grounds and Landscaping | 2026-06-18 | Commodity | Loose, hydraulic, and sheet mulch; mulch tackifiers |
| Odor Control Products | Janitorial | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Air fresheners, biologically-based odor control chemicals, deodorizers, odor removers and neutralizers, pet odor removers and neutralizers, urinal blocks and screens |
| Office Paper Products | Office Supplies | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Color copy/multi-purpose paper (20 lb. and 24 lb. only), manila file folders, hanging file folders (green only), legal pads (white and yellow only), sticky notes |
| Onsite Cleaning Chemical Generation Units | Janitorial | 2022-12-14 | Commodity | On-site chemical generation units |
| Organic Waste Services | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2025-09-25 | Service | Collection and composting/organic waste recycling of food scraps, organic yard waste, food-soiled paper, certified compostable products |
| Outdoor Furniture and Playground Structures | Grounds and Landscaping | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Outdoor furniture including tables, benches, chairs , canopies, bike racks; playground structures including outdoor fitness and exercise equipment, playground equipment |
| Oven, Grill, and Barbecue Cleaners | Janitorial | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | Oven cleaners, grill cleaners, barbeque cleaners |
| Paint | Office Supplies | 2023-03-06 | Commodity | Latex paints and primers for both interior and exterior applications, including recycled content paints |
| Paper Napkins | Food Service and Travel | 2025-03-20 | Commodity | Paper napkins |
| Paper Towels and Paper Wipers | Janitorial | 2025-03-20 | Commodity | Paper towels (e.g., rolls, folded, center-pull, kitchen), paper wipers |
| Passenger Vehicles | Transportation and Fleet | 2022-12-14 | Commodity | Light-duty purchased, leased or rental vehicles, including battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) |
| Pavement Marking Paint | Transportation and Fleet | 2010-05-04 | Commodity | Ready-mixed, fast drying, white and yellow acrylic water-borne traffic paint; white and yellow pigmented regular-dry, two-component, 100% solids, hot applied, epoxy pavement marking material |
| Pavement Sealer | Transportation and Fleet | 2015-04-22 | Commodity | Sealants that are sprayed or painted on asphalt pavement |
| Pens | Office Supplies | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Ballpoint pens, fountain pens, gel pens, rollerball pens, pen refills |
| Pest Management for Indoor Spaces | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2019-04-26 | Service | Pest management services in indoor spaces |
| Pest Management for Outdoor Spaces | Grounds and Landscaping | 2019-04-26 | Service | Pest management for turf and ornamental plantings, golf courses, land in agricultural production, forests or open space under active habitat management, areas located within a utility or transportation right-of-way, invasive species control, or to address a threat to public health or safety |
| Photovoltaic (PV) Systems | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2023-12-13 | Commodity | Solar photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into electricity |
| Plastic Trash Bags | Janitorial | 2025-03-20 | Commodity | Plastic janitorial trash bags and can liners |
| Portable Variable Message Signs | Transportation and Fleet | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Portable variable message signs (PVMS) |
| Prepackaged Deicers | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2025-03-20 | Commodity | Prepackaged deicers |
| Printing | Office Supplies | 2016-04-22 | Service | Printing of publications such as magazines, booklets, and pamphlets (corner-stitched, side-stitched, saddle-stitched or perfect bound), printing of items such as brochures, envelopes, letterheads, business cards, and forms |
| Recycling Services | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2025-09-25 | Service | Collection and recycling of cardboard, paper, glass, metal, plastics |
| Refrigerant Containing Equipment | Appliances | 2021-12-08 | Commodity | Sealed and unsealed refrigerant containing equipment |
| Residential Clothes Dryers | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Residential clothes dryers |
| Residential Dishwashers | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Residential dishwashers including: standard and compact dishwashers |
| Residential Refrigerators and Freezers | Appliances | 2026-03-18 | Commodity | Residential freezers, residential refrigerators, residential hybrid refrigerator-freezers |
| Reusable Bags | Office Supplies | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Reusable bags |
| Room Air Conditioners | Appliances | 2009-05-27 | Commodity | Room air conditioners |
| Showerheads | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2015-04-22 | Commodity | Showerheads |
| Solar Thermal Systems | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2015-04-22 | Commodity | Solar systems that convert solar energy into heat using a fluid (liquid or air) transfer medium |
| Sorbents | Janitorial | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Absorbent granules, absorbent socks, booms, and pads |
| Sponges and Scrubbers | Janitorial | 2025-09-25 | Commodity | Sponges, scrubbers, and scouring pads used for cleaning surfaces or dishes |
| State Funded Food | Food Service and Travel | 2017-04-28 | Commodity | Any food that is paid for by State dollars, including food that is eligible for reimbursement while in travel status and food that is provided with State dollars for conferences, meetings, and other events |
| State-Funded Lodging | Food Service and Travel | 2019-04-26 | Commodity | Any overnight accommodation that is paid for by the State for official state business (including in-state, out-of-state, and international travel) |
| Surface Disinfectants | Janitorial | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Hard and soft surface disinfectants, including concentrated (dilutable) surface disinfectants, ready-to-use liquid surface disinfectants, disinfecting toilet bowl cleaners, laundry and upholstery disinfectants |
| Sustainable Landscaping | Grounds and Landscaping | 2016-04-22 | Service | Master planning, integrated site design, construction practices, hardscaping and other groundcovers, plant selection, operating and maintenance practices, stormwater management, control of invasive species, use of pesticides (includes herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides), use of fertilizers |
| Televisions | Electronics | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Televisions |
| Toilet Paper and Toilet Seat Covers | Janitorial | 2025-03-20 | Commodity | Toilet paper, including individual rolls, coreless, small core, jumbo; toilet seat covers |
| Toilets | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2014 | Commodity | Wall-hung and tank-type toilets with connection to water supply and discharge |
| Toner and Ink Cartridges | Office Supplies | 2025-06-18 | Commodity | Black and color toner cartridges for office imaging equipment |
| Traffic Cones | Transportation and Fleet | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Traffic cones |
| Treated Road Salt | Transportation and Fleet | 2014 | Commodity | Treated road salt |
| Turf and Landscaping Equipment | Construction and Facility Maintenance | 2025-12-11 | Commodity | Aerators, augers, chainsaws and pole saws, chippers and shredders, cultivators and tillers, leaf blowers, leaf mulchers, leaf vacuums, log splitters, post drivers, powerheads (including split-shaft tools), pressure washers, push and riding lawn mowers, snow blowers, string trimmers, edgers, brush cutters, and hedge trimmers |
| Vacuum Cleaners | Janitorial | 2025-06-18 | Commodity | Vacuum cleaners |
| Vehicle Wheel Weights and Continuous Wheel Balancers | Transportation and Fleet | 2016-04-22 | Commodity | Vehicle wheel weights and automatic/continuous wheel balancers |
| White Copy Paper | Office Supplies | 2024-12-11 | Commodity | White copy and multi-purpose paper with a standard weight (20 lb.) in the following sizes: letter size (8.5” X 11”), legal size (8.5” X 14”), ledger size (11” X 17”), letter size with three-hold punch |