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"Our use of bio content allows us to make superior performing ultimate biodegradable products that are grown & made right here in the USA while reducing our need for fossil fuels and hydrocarbon ingredients," stated Jeffrey Loch, President and Chief Marketing Officer of Green Earth Technologies. "We're delighted to be included in the USDA BioPreferred Online Catalog."
BioPreferred is a Federal program that seeks to increase the purchase and use of biobased goods — products made from biological or renewable materials.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/rtn/pr/green...819/?channel=pf
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What Is BioPreferredSM?
BioPreferred was created by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) to increase the procurement and use of biobased products by establishing:
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A procurement preference program for Federal agencies and their contractors, and
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A labeling program to enable the marketing of biobased products.
What Are BioPreferredSM Products?
As determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, biobased products are commercial or industrial products (other than food or feed) composed wholly or in significant part of biological products including renewable agricultural materials (plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials.
http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/programs/biopreferred.htm
Sounds like they want plenty of "preferred" government contracts, and that the individual market is an after thought.