Town of East Hampton, NY Article VIII Town Purchase of Recycled Products and Materials

§ 204-70 Purchase of recycled products and materials.

A. When purchasing or bidding products or materials, Town department heads shall give preference to products or materials which contain recycled materials and/or are reusable whenever the price is reasonably competitive and the quality adequate for the purpose intended.

B. For purposes of this section:

(1) "Products or materials" shall mean, without limitation, photocopy paper, stationery, janitorial supplies, plastic lumber and asphalt with modified rubber or recycled glass content.

(2) "Reasonably competitive" shall mean a comparable recycled product with a cost premium of no greater than 10%.

§ 204-71 Symbol or statement of recycled product.

Whenever recycled paper products are purchased or printing is ordered on recycled paper, a printed statement or symbol shall be used to indicate that the paper is recycled.

§ 204-72 through § 204-79. (Reserved)