Federal procurement programs give preference to compost-based fertilizers, and may significantly benefit compost sales, provided producers take the time and effort to inform procurement officials about their products. OVER the past several years a spate of federal legislation and regulation has emerged directing procuring agencies to buy "green." Some have direct benefits to compost producers. For example, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Comprehensive Procurement GuidelinesUpdate No. 4 in September 2007, which revised the compost designation and added fertilizer made from recovered organic materials to the landscape products category.
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