Green Products Connection Newsletter


Green Products Connection provides news of interest to manufacturers and entrepreneurs interested in developing and marketing green products. Click on the appropriate link below to view or download an issue of Green Products Connection.


Current Issue

Green Products Connection: January - February 2010

In this issue:

  • Biobased Products;
  • Microfiber;
  • Clean Energy Policies;
  • Keep Your PC Green;
  • EAP Launches Green Disinfectant Program;
  • Is Nuclear Power the Way to Go?;
  • Data on Plastics Use;
  • Biobased Feedstocks;
  • The Green Team;


Past Issues

Green Products Connection: November - December 2009

In this issue:

  • Canberra Corporation;
  • Beyond Packaging: WalMart Unveils Sustainability Index;
  • 15 Questions for Suppliers;
  • USDA Helps to Get More Green;
  • Grandma's Greener Than You;
  • Gilmore Announces Passage of Bio-Products Bill;
  • The USDA BioPreferredSM Procurement Program;


Green Products Connection: September - October 2009

In this issue:

  • Lott Industries;
  • The University of Toledo PTAC;
  • Improving Energy Use and Efficiency for Small Businesses;
  • Green Sustainability;
  • New USDA Technologies;
  • Ohio Senate Bill 131 Promotes Green Products;
  • NW Ohio Ag-Business Breakfast Forum;


Green Products Connection: July - August 2009

In this issue:

  • Local Company Named to the USDA BioPreferred Catalog;
  • Habitat for Humanity and the ReStore;
  • Improving Energy Use and Efficiency for Small Businesses;
  • Green Sustainability;
  • Diapers Go Green;
  • Body Shops Go Green;


Green Products Connection: May - June 2009

In this issue:

  • Local Company Named to the USDA PioPreferred Program;
  • Guide to the Stimulus Packages;
  • Eating Greens;
  • Sustainability;
  • Green Tooling Company;


Green Products Connection: March - April 2009

In this issue:

  • Biobag;
  • Agricultural Biotechnology;
  • Biodegradeable;
  • Plastic Aware;
  • Inside Story;


Green Products Connection: January - February 2009

In this issue:

  • Reduce Waste by Eating Smarter;
  • Reducing Waste;
  • Four Basic Principles to Reduce Solid Waste;
  • BioFlex;
  • Tranquility-Pillow Paws;
  • One Green Year;
  • Notes on Sustainability;


Green Products Connection - December, 2008

In this issue:

  • BioSpan Technologies, Inc. Replay Agricultural Oil Road Treatment;
  • Polymer-Modified Emulsions;
  • Asphalt Seal-Coat Treatments;
  • SJJ Academy Titans Light the Way with Enrichment Program on Alternative Energy;


Green Products Connection - November, 2008

In this issue:

  • Microcide Selected for 2008 Best of Troy Award;
  • Pro-San Manufactured in Toledo;
  • Our Partners;
  • Biobased Products Expected to Grow;
  • Biobased Cleaners Result in Increased Productivity;
  • Biobased Companies in Ohio;


Green Products Connection - October, 2008

In this issue:

  • Many Options Now Available in Green Packaging;
  • Companies Involved in the USDA BioPreferred Program;
  • Some Changes on the NOGPC Web Site;
  • Everything I Learned About Going Green I Learned from My Grandmother;
  • Our Partners;
  • NOGPC Featured in WGTE-TV Special;


Green Products Connection - September, 2008

In this issue:

  • Green-Collar Jobs Focus of Local Leaders;
  • Toledo's First Frogtown Fair a Success;
  • What's going on With Our Partners?;
  • Have You Ever Thought About Starting a Green Business?;
  • Bill Decker Builds First Home in Ohio to Use Solar and Geothermal;
  • Testing Requirements for the BioPreferred Program;


Green Products Connection - August, 2008

In this issue:

  • Ohio Law Encourages Economic Development;
  • NOGPC Participation in Frogtown Fair;
  • PTAC Provides Procurement Assistance to NW Ohio Businesses;
  • Why Not Make Every Day Earth Day?
  • What About fillers in Thermoplastics?
  • Why Do Business With the Feds & What's In It For Me?


Green Products Connection - July, 2008

In this issue:

  • Spartan Chemical Earns USDA BioPreferredSM Status;
  • How Do USDA BioPreferredSM Products Make a Difference?;
  • FTC is Concerned as Consumers Demand More Green Products;
  • NOGPC to Participate in City of Toledo's Frogtown Fair on August 2, 2008
  • Northwest Ohio SCORE Chapter is to Become a Partner/li>
  • Green Business Tips from Toledo Choose Local for Your Business!
  • What's New on th NOGPC Web Site?
  • What are BioPreferredSM Products and What's In It for Me?


Green Products Connection - June, 2008

In this issue:

  • CIFT Green Products Program Coordinator Hired;
  • An overview of the USDA BioPreferredSM Program;
  • New categories for USDA BioPreferredSM Program;
  • An overview of The Northwest Ohio Green Products Center and website.



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What local business leaders are saying about the BioPreferred Program...

''Your conference was an excellent opportunity to learn about products and technology that we may have an interest in pursuing. Anything we can do to promote locally-owned businesses in Ohio is positive for all of us.''

Charlie Carr
The Andersons, Inc.


''Your program was very helpful for not only those who have a biobased product, but also those who are looking at future biobased opportunities.''

John Schauff
Spartan Chemical Co.


The U.S. goverment is the world's largest buyer of goods and services...

''Purchases by the military and civilian installations amount to nearly $400 billion a year. In 2006, USDA procured $4.8 million of that amount.''

Todd Repass
U.S. Department of Agriculture