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Who Is Required to Buy Recycled Products?

Under RCRA section 6002 (a), the requirement to purchase an EPA-designated product containing recovered materials applies to “procuring agencies” that spend more than $10,000 a year on that item. Procuring agencies include all federal agencies, and any state or local agency or government contractor that uses appropriated federal funds. For example, if a county agency spends more than $10,000 a year on an EPA-designated item and part of that money is from appropriated federal funds, then the agency must purchase that item made from recovered materials.
The requirement to purchase EPA-designated products applies regardless of the acquisition mecha­nism used (e.g., it applies to simplified acquisitions or purchases made with government purchase cards). It also applies to the purchase of services in which the EPA-designated products could be supplied or used.

CPG Categories and Designated Items
(Items in italics were designated in CPG V)

Paper and Paper Products		Landscaping Products
Vehicular Products			Compost Made From Recovered Organic Materials
	Engine Coolants		Fertilizer Made From Recovered Organic Materials
	Rebuilt Vehicular Parts		Garden and Soaker Hoses
	Re-refined Lubricating Oils		Hydraulic Mulch
	Retread Tires		Lawn and Garden Edging
Construction Products			Plastic Lumber Landscaping Timbers and Posts
	Building Insulation Products	Nonpaper Office Products
	Carpet Cushion		Binders (plastic covered, chipboard, and pressboard)
	Cement and Concrete Containing Coal Fly Ash, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Cenospheres, or Silica Fume		Office Furniture
			Office Recycling Containers
	Consolidated and Reprocessed Latex Paint		Office Waste Receptacles
	Floor Tiles		Plastic Binders
	Flowable Fill		Plastic Clipboards
	Laminated Paperboard		Plastic Clip Portfolios
	Modular Threshold Ramps		Plastic Desktop Accessories
	Nonpressure Pipe		Plastic Envelopes
	Patio Blocks		Plastic File Folders
	Polyester Carpet		Plastic Presentation Folders
	Railroad Grade Crossing Surfaces		Plastic Trash Bags
	Roofing Materials		Printer Ribbons
	Shower and Restroom Dividers and Partitions	Toner Cartridges- Required under RCRA 6002
	Structural Fiberboard	Miscellaneous Products
Transportation Products			Awards and Plaques
	Channelizers		Bike Racks
	Delineators		Blasting Grit
	Flexible Delineators		Industrial Drums
	Parking Stops		Manual-grade Strapping
	Traffic Barricades		Mats
	Traffic Cones		Pallets
Park and Recreation Products			Signage
	Park Benches and Picnic Tables		Sorbents
	Plastic Fencing
	Playground Equipment
	Playground Surfaces
	Running Tracks

Affirmative Procurement Program – RCRA section 6002

Affirmative procurement—or buying recycled—is an agency’s strategy for maximizing its purchases of EPA-designated items. The affirmative pro­curement program also should ensure that designated items purchased are composed of as much recovered materials as possible. Programs should be flexible enough to incorporate newly designated items, and must consist of the following components:

Additionally, within 1 year following EPA designation of an item, procur­ing agencies must revise their specifications to require the use of recovered materials to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the in­tended end use of the item.

Green Purchasing Program

Green Purchasing Program (GPP): Under E.O. 13243, agencies are required to develop and implement comprehensive green purchasing plans for purchas­ing green products and services, including the EPA-designated recycled-con­tent products. A GPP is an agency’s strategy for maximizing its purchases of green products and services, including EPA-designated items. The plan should be developed in a manner that ensures that green products and servic­es are purchased to the maximum extent practicable consistent with federal procurement law.
Several statutes address elements of the federal green purchasing program, including RCRA, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FS­RIA), and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and 2002 (EPAct). Rather than ad­dressing these requirements separately, the Office of Management and Bud­get and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE) require agencies to develop a comprehensive GPP to address acquisition of prod­ucts and services. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OFEE, and EPA believe that developing a single GPP will substantially reduce procur­ing agencies’ administrative burdens under RCRA, FSRIA, and EPAct that result from item designations. In addition, CPG background documents and supporting analyses to each CPG update include detailed guidance on establishing affirmative procurement programs. See page 6 for information on accessing these and other helpful resources.

* The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires standard contract language to obtain estimates, certifications, and veri­fications of recovered materials content of products provided under a contract. See page 5 of this guide for more information