A Guide for North Carolina Public and

Private Purchasing Agents

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This toolkit was developed with support from the EPA Sustainable Materials Management Program.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How to Use This Guide
Closing the Loop
- What Does That Mean?
- Why Buy Recycled?
- How to Buy Recycled?
Definitions
Resources
- Federal Guidelines for Recycled Content Purchasing
- Environmental Purchasing Guides
- Product & Manufacturer Directories
- Product & Packaging Design Guides
Key Products, Purchasing Information, Sample Specifications
- Paper Products (Printing and Writing Paper, Coated Paper, Sanitary Paper)
- Plastic Products for Administrative Offices (Recycling and Garbage Containers, Trash Bags, Office Products)
- Industrial Products (Totes, Bins, Drums, Plastic Pallets, Crates, Slipsheets, Gaylord Liners, Can Liners, Mats, Sorbents, etc.)
- Packaging
  - Plastic - (Protective, Flexible, Rigid, Food, Labels)
  - Paper – (Paperboard, Corrugated Paper Products)
- Interior Building Products
  - Carpet, Carpet Backing, Other Flooring and Underlayment,
  - Building Insulation, Shower/Restroom Dividers, Latex Paint
- Exterior Building Products
  - Composite Lumber (Decking, Railing, Outdoor Furniture, Landscaping Timbers)
  - Non-pressure Pipe -Drainage or Conduit
- Compost and Hydraulic Mulch
- Other Parks and Recreation Products (Running Track Surfaces, Playground Surfaces)
- Transportation Products (Parking Stops, Traffic Cones, Traffic Barricades, Delineators)
- Vehicular Products (Coolant, Rerefined Oil, Remanufactured Parts, Retreaded Tires)
NC Business Leaders Using Recycled Content and PCR Pioneers
- Business Profiles

NC Statewide Contracts that Include Recycled Content Products
- Also Available to Local Governments in NC!
- Department of Administration Purchase and Contracts Division Listing

This toolkit was developed with support from the EPA Sustainable Materials Management Program.

Comments and Feedback Welcome. E-mail Jan Hardin at jhardin@wrpnc.org