The purpose of environmentally preferred procurement is to permit
the City of Taunton to efficiently utilize natural resources by means
of recycling, prevention of waste and toxicity, and utilization of
recycled and environmentally preferred products so as to encourage
private sector development of new technologies to develop such products,
the creation of new business and employment opportunities associated
with such technologies, and reduction of the volume and toxicity of
solid and liquid waste so as to reduce the treatment and disposal
cost thereof to the City.