[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR247.15]

[Page 382-383]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 247_COMPREHENSIVE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINE FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED 
 
                       Subpart B_Item Designations
 
Sec. 247.15  Landscaping products.

    (a) Hydraulic mulch products containing recovered paper or recovered 
wood used for hydroseeding and as an over-spray for straw mulch in 
landscaping, erosion control, and soil reclamation.
    (b) Compost made from yard trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, and/
or food waste for use in landscaping, seeding of grass or other plants 
on roadsides and embankments, as a nutritious mulch under trees and 
shrubs, and in erosion control and soil reclamation.
    (c) Garden and soaker hoses containing recovered plastic or rubber.
    (d) Lawn and garden edging containing recovered plastic or rubber.

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    (e) Plastic lumber landscaping timbers and posts containing 
recovered materials.

[60 FR 21381, May 1, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 60974, Nov. 13, 1997; 65 
FR 3081, Jan. 19, 2000]

    Effective Date Note: At 72 FR 52488, Sept. 14, 2007, Sec. 247.15 
was amended by revising paragraph (b) and adding paragraph (f), 
effective Sept. 15, 2008. For the convenience of the user, the added and 
revised text is set forth as follows:



 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 247_COMPREHENSIVE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINE FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED 
 
                       Subpart B_Item Designations
 
Sec. 247.15  Landscaping products.

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    (b) Compost made from recovered organic materials.

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    (f) Fertilizer made from recovered organic materials.