MOAB, Utah - DOE has awarded EM's Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project the coveted Superior GreenBuy Award, honoring the site’s efforts to reduce its footprint through environmentally friendly acquisitions over the past five years.
The Superior GreenBuy Award recognizes leadership and continuous improvement in purchasing sustainable products. The Moab Project qualified for the Superior GreenBuy Award after earning the Gold Level GreenBuy Award for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
“Congratulations to the Moab team for another successful year achieving excellence in sustainable purchasing," Moab Project Acting Federal Cleanup Director Matt Udovitsch said. “I’m proud of the team for their ongoing commitment to protecting the environment."
Launched in 2011, DOE’s GreenBuy Award Program recognizes Department sites that practice “green purchasing" beyond the minimum federal requirements. The program is based on purchases made from the Priority Products List, which identifies products that are energy and water efficient, and made from biobased or recycled content materials.
Among the products the Moab Project purchased in fiscal year 2022 were fluorescent light bulbs, recycled paper towels, computers and mobile phones, a water bottle refill station, and landscaping items such as native seed mixes comprised of native species that adapt to conserve water in arid conditions. The Moab Project received its most recent Gold Level award for purchasing nine products in six different categories.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management