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Seattle |
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Municipal Code |
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Title 20. PUBLIC WORKS, IMPROVEMENTS AND PURCHASING |
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SubTitle III. Contracting |
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Chapter 20.60. PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT |
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SubChapter III. Recycled Content Product Procurement Program |
§ 20.60.208. Standards for recycled content.
A.
The Director shall adopt standards that specify minimum recycled content, recyclability, reusability, or other aspects of environmental preferability, consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA"). Washington State standard, and any City environmental management plan. In no case shall these standards be less stringent than USEPA standards. In addition, the Department may adopt standards for products that have not been addressed by USEPA or Washington State. The standards shall place primary emphasis upon the percentage of post-consumer waste content and the recyclability of the product.
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Recycled content product. The content standards shall address required amounts of recycled materials. The content standards may break down recycled materials into specified required amounts of post-consumer waste and secondary waste. The required amount of recycled materials shall be:
a.
For all products for which the USEPA adopts procurement guidelines under RCRA, the required amount of recycled materials shall be at least that amount as specified in the guidelines and shall change as the guidelines are updated and adopted.
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For all other products, the amount of recycled materials shall be at least twenty-five (25) percent of all materials contained in the product.
The content standards may address other items as deemed appropriate by the Director.
B.
The recyclability of a material shall be determined by whether or not in-City collection systems are in place to divert the material from City solid waste for use as a raw material in the manufacture of another product or the reuse of the same product. The existence of regional markets and identifiable end uses for a material shall also be taken into consideration when determining the recyclability of a material.
C.
The Director shall consult with the appropriate departments regarding technical and performance specifications for products in those situations where a department has specific expertise in the use of the product or the establishment of the product's performance specifications.
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The standards and specifications established pursuant to this section shall guide product purchasing by the Director and all departments.
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Standards established pursuant to this section shall be developed for any additional products for which either Washington State or USEPA recycled-content standards are developed in the future. In addition, the Director may, at his or her discretion, adopt content standards for products for which standards have not been established by Washington State or the USEPA.