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Section 6002(e) of RCRA requires EPA to designate items that are or can be made with recovered materials and to recommend practices to assist procuring agencies in meeting their obligations with respect to designated items under RCRA section 6002. After EPA designates an item, RCRA requires that each procuring agency, when purchasing a designated item, must purchase that item composed of the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable. Executive Order 12873 (Executive Order) establishes the procedure for EPA to follow in implementing RCRA section 6002(e). Section 502 of the Executive Order directs EPA to issue a Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) that designates items that are or can be made with recovered materials. Concurrent with the CPG, EPA must publish its recommended procurement practices for purchasing designated items, including recovered materials content levels, in a related Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN). The Executive Order also directs EPA to update the CPG annually and to issue RMANs periodically to reflect changing market conditions. The first CPG (CPG I) was published on May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21370). It established 8 product categories, designated 19 new items, and consolidated 5 earlier item designations. The first CPG update (CPG II) was published on November 13, 1997 (62 FR 60962), and designated an additional 12 products. Today, in CPG III, EPA is proposing to designate the following 19 additional items: Construction Products; Nylon carpet with backing containing recovered materials; Carpet cushion; Flowable fill; Railroad grade crossing surfaces; Park and Recreation Products; Park benches and picnic tables; Playground equipment; Landscaping Products; Food waste compost; Plastic lumber landscaping timbers and posts; Non-Paper Office Products; Solid plastic binders; Plastic clipboards; Plastic file folders; Plastic clip portfolios; Plastic presentation folders; Miscellaneous; Absorbents and adsorbents; Awards and
plaques; Industrial drums; Mats; Non-road signs, including sign supports and posts; and Manual-grade strapping. B. Contents of These Supporting Analyses This document, hereafter referred to as the proposed CPG III/Draft RMAN III background document, explains EPAs overall objectives, the process for designating procurement items, and the methodology used in recommending recovered materials content levels for items designated in the proposed CPG III. In addition, the proposed CPG III/Draft RMAN III background document lists the recommended procurement practices for designated items.
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