[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR23.402]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 23_ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart 23.4_Use of Recovered Materials

 

Sec. 23.402  Authorities.



    (a) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), 42 

U.S.C. 6962, requires agencies responsible for drafting or reviewing 

specifications used in agency acquisitions to--

    (1) Eliminate from those specifications any requirement excluding 

the use of recovered materials or requiring products to be manufactured 

from virgin materials; and

    (2) Require, for EPA-designated products, using recovered materials 

to the maximum extent practicable without jeopardizing the intended end 

use of the item.

    (b) RCRA also requires--

    (1) EPA to prepare guidelines on the availability, sources, and 

potential uses of recovered materials and associated products, including 

solid waste management services; and

    (2) Agencies to develop and implement affirmative procurement 

programs for EPA-designated products within 1 year after EPA's 

designation.

    (c) Executive Order 13101 requires that the agency head--

    (1) Work to increase and expand markets for recovered materials 

through greater Government preference and demand for such products 

consistent with the demands of efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and

    (2) Develop and implement affirmative procurement programs in 

accordance with direction in RCRA and the Executive order.



[65 FR 36019, June 6, 2000]