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A. It is the intent of the city council that the city of San Luis Obispo take a leadership role not only in recycling its waste products but also in the purchase of recycled products for use in the delivery of city services. It is the purpose of this section to provide direction to the city administrative officer in the procurement and use of recycled products. For the purpose of this section, “recycled materials” are defined as any materials (e.g., glass, paper, plastic, etc.) that are separated by type, reprocessed by industrial methods, and used as raw materials for the manufacture of new products.

B. It is the policy of the city of San Luis Obispo to purchase and use recycled products whenever possible to the extent that such use does not negatively impact health, safety, or operational efficiency.

C. It is the policy of the city of San Luis Obispo to encourage the purchase of products which can be recycled or reused.

D. The city will purchase and use recycled paper for masthead stationery, envelopes and printing purposes. In addition, recycled paper shall be purchased and used in all copy machines which will accept it. City staff will encourage the copier industry to develop high-speed copiers which will accept recycled paper.

E. City departments shall examine their purchasing specifications and, where feasible, purchase equipment, supplies, and services that result in less harm to the natural environment. This involves the purchase of equipment, supplies, and services in a manner that uses less harmful materials, employs recycled or recovered materials (where appropriate and available), and utilizes techniques intended to result in less impact on the environment than other available methods.

F. It is the policy of the city of San Luis Obispo that city funds shall not be used to purchase single-use plastic bottled beverages of less than twenty-one ounces or single-use plastic drink containers or single-use plastic beverage containers, as provided in Chapter 8.07.

G. A ten percent preference, not to exceed one thousand dollars per contract, may be given to recycled products. The fitness and quality of the recycled product must be at least equal to unrecycled products as determined by the city. The preference percentage shall be based on the lowest bid or price quoted by the supplier or suppliers offering nonrecycled products.

H. Price preferences may be offered in excess of the ten percent ceiling established in this section, if it can be shown that purchase of a recycled product or material will result in greater long-term savings to the city. Award of a bid in excess of the ceiling, however, requires the approval of the city administrative officer or city council as established in the city’s purchasing manual. (Ord. 1644 § 2, 2018: Ord. 1618 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2015: Ord. 1178 § 1, 1990)

Ord. No. 1178 added § 3.24.080, which the editor has renumbered § 3.24.075 since the chapter already contained a § 3.24.080.