A. All vendors providing paper products and printing and writing paper shall:
1. If fitness and quality are equal, provide recycled-content paper products and recycled-content printing and writing paper that consists of at least thirty percent (30%), by fiber weight, post-consumer fiber instead of non-recycled products whenever recycled paper products and printing and writing paper are available at the same or lesser total cost than non-recycled items;
2. Provide paper products and printing and writing paper that meet Federal Trade Commission recyclability standard as defined in 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 260.12.
B. Mulch Standards. Any mulch sold or otherwise provided to city in connection with city's compliance with the State of California's Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement Target requirements set forth in Section 18993.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations shall:
1. Meet or exceed the physical contamination, maximum metal concentration, and pathogen density standards for land application specified in Subsections 17852(a)(24.5)(A)1 through 3 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; and
2. Be produced at one of more of the following:
a. A compostable material handling operation or facility as defined in Section 17852(a)(12) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, other than a chipping and grinding operation or facility as defined in Section 17852(a)(10) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, that is permitted or authorized under this division;
b. A transfer/processing facility or transfer/processing operation as defined in Sections 17402(a)(30) and (31) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, respectively, that is permitted or authorized under this division; or
c. A solid waste landfill as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40195.1 that is permitted under Division 2 of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations. (Ord. 2021-01 § 2 (part), 2021)