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16. Recycled Products The Recycled Products requirement applies to all contracts for items designated by the EPA, when the purchaser or contractor procures $10,000 or more of one of these items during the fiscal year, or has procured $10,000 or more of such items in the previous fiscal year, using Federal funds. New requirements for "recovered materials" will become effective May 1, 1996. These regulations apply to all procurement actions involving items designated by the EPA, where the procuring agency purchases $10,000 or more of one of these items in a fiscal year, or when the cost of such items purchased during the previous fiscal year was $10,000. These requirements flow down to all contractor and subcontractor tiers. To the extent possible the contractor agrees to comply with U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), "Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for Products Containing Recovered Materials," 40 CFR Part 247, which implements section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6962. The contractor agrees to provide competitive preference for products and services that conserve natural resources, protect the environment and are energy efficient, except to the extent that the Federal Government determines otherwise in writing. These items include, but may not be limited too: Paper and paper products, excluding building and construction paper grades. Vehicular products: (a) Lubricating oils containing re- refined oil, including engine lubricating oils, hydraulic fluids, and gear oils, excluding marine and aviation oils. (b) Tires, excluding airplane tires. (c) Reclaimed engine coolants, excluding coolants used in non- vehicular applications. (d) Rebuilt vehicular parts. Transportation products: (a) Traffic barricades and traffic cones used in controlling or restricting vehicular traffic. (b) Parking stops made from concrete or containing recovered plastic or rubber. (c) Channelizers containing recovered plastic or rubber. (d) Dellneators containing recovered plastic, rubber, or steel. (e) Flexible delineators containing recovered plastic. Miscellaneous products: (a) Pallets containing recovered wood, plastic, or paperboard. (b) Sorbents containing recovered materials for use in oil and solvent clean -ups and as animal bedding. (c) Industrial drums containing recovered steel, plastic, or paper. (d) Awards and plaques containing recovered glass, wood, paper, or plastic. (e) Mats containing recovered rubber and/or plastic. (f) (1) Non -road signs containing recovered plastic or aluminum and road signs containing recovered aluminum. (2) Sign supports and posts containing recovered plastic or steel. (g) Manual -grade strapping containing recovered steel or plastic. (h) Bike racks containing recovered steel or plastic. (i) Blasting grit containing recovered steel, coal and metal slag, bottom ash, glass, plastic, fused alumina oxide, or walnut shells. 32 Attachment number 1 F -4 Page 77