ATTACHMENT C_Recycled Product Certification 5-8-20.pdf

ATTACHMENT C

RECYCLED PRODUCTS CERTIFICATION

Bidders shall use recyclable products to the maximum extent economically feasible in the performance of the contract set forth in this document. EWEB shall give preference to goods that are certified to be made from recycled materials if:

(a) The recycled product is available;

(b) The recycled product meets applicable standards;

(c) The recycled product can be substituted for a comparable non-recycled product; and

(d) The recycled product’s costs do not exceed the costs of non-recycled products by more than five percent, or a higher percentage if a written determination is made by EWEB. [2003 c.794 §17]

ORS 279A.010(gg) states “Recycled product” means all materials, goods and supplies, not less than 50 percent of the total weight of which consists of secondary and post-consumer waste with not less than 10 percent of its total weight consisting of post-consumer waste. “Recycled product” includes any product that could have been disposed of as solid waste, having completed its life cycle as a consumer item, but otherwise is refurbished for reuse without substantial alteration of the product’s form.

ORS 279A.010(s) states: “Post-consumer waste” means a finished material that would normally be disposed of as solid waste, having completed its life cycle as a consumer item. “Post-consumer waste” does not include manufacturing waste.

ORS 279A.010(hh) states: “Secondary waste materials” means fragments of products or finished products of a manufacturing process that has converted a virgin resource into a commodity of real economic value.

“Secondary waste materials” includes post-consumer waste. “Secondary waste materials” does not include excess virgin resources of the manufacturing process. For paper, “secondary waste materials” does not include fibrous waste generated during the manufacturing process such as fibers recovered from waste water or trimmings of paper machine rolls, mill broke, wood slabs, chips, sawdust or other wood residue from a manufacturing process.

ORS 279A.010(ff) states: “Recycled PETE” means post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate material.

I, the undersigned duly authorized representative of the Bidder/Proposer, hereby certify that the products, if any, offered in this bid/proposal contain the following minimum percentages:

(NOTE: If product(s) bid contain no recycled materials, then write "0" in space(s) provided)

a) ________% (recycled product as defined in ORS 279A.010(gg));

b) ________% (post consumer waste as defined in ORS 279A..010(s));

c) ________% (secondary waste materials as defined in ORS 279A.010(hh));

d) ________% (recycled PETE product as defined in ORS 279A.010(ff));

Product Name: ___________________________________________________

Bid (line) Item No.: ______

It is the Bidder’s responsibility to provide additional signed copies of the Certification of Compliance for each (bid line) item which contains a different percentage of recycled materials than listed above.

Sustainability Questionnaire

Company Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________

The Supplier Sustainability Questionnaire must be completed and returned with your bid/proposal. This questionnaire is applicable to firms that provide services and/or goods. Responses can be up to 4 pages (see www.eweb.org/bids for a copy of the questionnaire in word format).

1. What policies or plans are in place to help decrease environmental or social impacts from your supply chain or manufacturer (if company is a distributor) such as decreasing use of toxic or hazardous products, efficient use of natural resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste reduction, and worker health and safety? Please provide links to documents. How does your company monitor and manage your supply chain with regard to environmental and social issues?

2. What type of sustainable packaging/shipping materials do you use, such as reusable, recycled content, or compostable materials? Does your company have a Zero Waste Plan; if so describe the progress your company has made to implement the plan. If you don’t use sustainable packaging please detail why not.

3. Does your company have transportation strategies to reduce fossil fuel, maintain local warehouses to shorten shipping distances and lead times, or combine shipments to receive economies of scale? If so, please include link or details of plan.

4. Has your company been cited in the last 5 years for non-compliance of any permits, rules or regulations pertaining to environmental, health and/or safety? If yes, please state the reason, and outcome of the citation including a description of the steps taken by your company to rectify the problem.

5. What programs do you have in place, or are planned for to increase resource efficiency such as reducing use of electric, water, labor or material resources?

6. Have the product(s) that you are bidding/proposing been certified by a third-party organization, such as Green Seal, Ecobiz, or ENERGY STAR. If yes, detail which ones and the relevant third party certification?

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