EPA published updates to the agency's Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Recommendations), which help federal government purchasers and other buyers select products that are more sustainable and more climate-friendly and contain safer chemical ingredients. This is the first time in nearly 10 years that EPA has comprehensively evaluated private-sector standards and ecolabels and expanded its Recommendations. With more than 460 ecolabels and standards in the marketplace, the Recommendations help buyers cut through the clutter to identify thousands of products and services that conserve energy or water, include more recycled content, reduce PFAS exposure and contamination, and lower the consumption of single-use plastics. With this update, EPA is expanding the Recommendations by adding 14 standards and ecolabels in the new categories of healthcare, laboratories, and clothing and uniforms, and expanding the options for buyers of food service ware.