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2007 cpg buy-recycled series park recreation products com prehensive pro curement guidelines w ant to go the extra mile for your community buying recycledcontent playground equipment and other recreational products is cost-effective easy to do and a good way to keep our outdoors green you also can provide long-lasting protection for sand dunes at your community s beaches using plastic fencing made from recovered plastics nonregulatory companion guidance the recovered materials advisory notice rman that recommends levels of recycled content for these items why buy recycled recycling is more than just dropping off your cans bottles and newspapers at the curb or at a local collection facility diverting recyclables from the waste stream is only the first of three steps in the recycling process the second step occurs when companies use these recyclables to manufacture new products the third step comes when you purchase products made from recovered materials buying recycled products results in many environmental benefits it supports local recycling programs by creating markets for the collected materials that are processed and used to manufacture new products this creates jobs and helps strengthen the economy conserves natural resources saves energy and reduces solid waste air and water pollutants and greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming to make it easier to buy recycled the u.s environmental protection agency epa periodically updates the comprehensive procurement guidelines cpg through the cpg epa designates items that buying recycled products must contain recycled materials when pur conserves natural resources chased with appropriated federal funds by federal saves energy state and local agen reduces solid waste cies or by government reduces air and water pollutants contractors several park and recreation products reduces greenhouse gases are among these items creates new jobs epa s research shows that the items designated in the cpg are of high quality widely available and cost-competitive with epa530-f-07-040 virgin products epa also issues www.epa.gov/osw october 2007

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what is cpg t he resource conservation and recovery act rcra requires procuring agencies to buy recycled-content products designated by epa in the cpg issued in may 1995 the first cpg designated 19 new products including playground surfaces and running tracks and incorporated five previously designated items in eight product categories the first cpg update cpg ii was published in november 1997 and designated an additional 12 products including plastic fencing a second cpg update cpg iii was published in january 2000 and designated an additional 18 products including park benches picnic tables and playground equipment the third cpg update cpg iv was published in april 2004 designating seven new products the fourth cpg update cpg v published in september 2007 designated one new item and revised another designation neither of the last two updates designated any new park and recreation products for more information visit

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how do i purchase recycledcontent park recreation products e pa issues purchasing guidance in rmans which are designed to make it as easy as possible to buy the designated items the rmans recommend recycled-content levels to look for when purchasing park and recreation products as shown in the table below following the rmans recommended levels will help ensure your affirmative procurement program and standards meet the buy-recycled requirements the rmans also provide other purchasing guidance please refer to

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park recreation product1 playground surfaces running tracks 1 material post-consumer recovered content2 90­100 90­100 total recovered content2 plastic or rubber plastic or rubber epa s recommendations do not preclude a procuring agency from purchasing these items manufactured from another material they simply require that a procuring agency purchase these items made with recovered materials when these items meet applicable specifications and performance requirements federal agency installations of these products must comply with applicable state or local construction codes as well as standards set by the consumer product safety commission and the americans with disabilities act the recommended recovered materials content levels are based on the dry weight of the raw materials exclusive of any additives such as adhesives binders or coloring agents plastic includes both single and mixed plastic resins park benches and picnic tables made with recovered plastic also may contain other recovered materials such as sawdust wood or fiberglass the percentage of these materials contained in the product also would count toward the recovered materials content level of the item the recommended recovered materials content level for steel in this table reflects the fact that the designated items can be made from steel manufactured from either a basic oxygen furnace bof or an electric arc furnace eaf steel from the bof process contains 5­0 percent total recovered materials of which 16 percent is post-consumer steel steel from the eaf process contains a total of 100 percent recovered steel of which 67 percent is post-consumer designation includes fencing containing recovered plastic for use in controlling snow or sand drifting and as a warning/safety barrier in construction or other applications 5 how can i get more information t his resource guide and the following resources on buying recycled-content products can be accessed on the internet information available from epa the cpg

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wastewise

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king county recycled product procurement program

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