[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 21]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR247.6]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                   CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 247--COMPREHENSIVE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINE FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED MATERIALS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 247.6  Affirmative procurement programs.

    RCRA section 6002(i) provides that each procuring agency which 
purchases items designated by EPA must establish an affirmative 
procurement program, containing the four elements listed below, for 
procuring such items containing recovered materials to the maximum 
extent practicable:
    (a) Preference program for purchasing the designated items;
    (b) Promotion program;
    (c) Procedures for obtaining estimates and certifications of 
recovered materials content and for verifying the estimates and 
certifications; and
    (d) Annual review and monitoring of the effectiveness of the 
program.