Recovered organic waste product and recycled-content paper procurement.
(A) Jurisdiction departments, and direct service providers to the jurisdiction, as applicable, must comply with the jurisdiction's recovered organic waste product procurement policy adopted on December 7, 2021, and recycled-content paper procurement policy adopted on December 7, 2021.
(B) 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 30%, by fiber weight, postconsumer 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.
(3) Certify in writing, under penalty of perjury, the minimum percentage of postconsumer material in the paper products and printing and writing paper offered or sold to the jurisdiction. This certification requirement may be waived if the percentage of postconsumer material in the paper products, printing and writing paper, or both can be verified by a product label, catalog, invoice, or a manufacturer or vendor internet website.
(4) Certify in writing, on invoices or receipts provided, that the paper products and printing and writing paper offered or sold to the jurisdiction is eligible to be labeled with an unqualified recyclable label as defined in 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 260.12 (2013).
(5) Provide records to the jurisdiction's recovered organic waste product procurement recordkeeping designee, in accordance with the jurisdiction's recycled-content paper procurement policy(ies) of all paper products and printing and writing paper purchases within 30 days of the purchase (both recycled-content and non-recycled content, if any is purchased) made by any division or department or employee of the jurisdiction. Records shall include a copy (electronic or paper) of the invoice or other documentation of purchase, written certifications as required in this chapter for recycled-content purchases, purchaser name, quantity purchased, date purchased, and recycled content (including products that contain none), and if non-recycled content paper products or printing and writing papers are provided, include a description of why recycled-content paper products or printing and writing papers were not provided.
(Ord. 1119, passed 12-7-21)