Common use of Recycled Content Clause in Contracts

Recycled Content. Products must contain a certain percentage of recycled content. Please include the amount of recycled content, both pre- and post-consumer, included in your product. See Product Environmental Datasheets in Supplemental information following this form. Recyclability. Please include the types of materials included in your product, and if they are considered recyclable in typical municipal recycling streams. See Product Environmental Datasheets in Supplemental information following this form. Biodegradability. Products must be capable of decomposing under natural conditions. Please state whether each Product offered in your proposal is biodegradable. n/a - See complete response on Supplemental sheets following this form. Compostability. Products must be capable of composting at a commercial composting facility. Please state whether each product offered in your proposal is compostable. n/a - See complete response on Supplemental sheets following this form. Energy Consumption. Please include the total amount of energy consumed for product or service manufacture, use and disposal. Different sources of energy are associated with different environmental impacts. See complete response on Supplemental sheets following this form. Energy Efficiency. Products must meet or exceed the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency criteria for use of the ENERGY STAR trademark label; or is in the upper 25% of efficiency for all similar products as designated by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program. n/a Water Efficiency. Eligible products must meet or exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program, or be water-efficient or low-flow fixtures. n/a Low VOCs. See complete response on Supplemental Products should contain low or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Please indicate any VOC content in each applicable product offered in your proposal. See complete response on Supplemental sheets following this form. Reduced Packaging. Please include any efforts made to reduce the packaging of the products included in this proposal. See complete response on Supplemental sheets following this form.