1. (a) In this section, “recycled paper” means a paper product at least 80% of the total weight of which consists of the product of a manufacturing process that:

   1. (1) has converted a raw material into a valuable commodity; and
   2. (2) includes a total gross content of post consumer waste of at least 80%.
2. (b) To the extent practicable, in procuring paper or paper products under Title 4, Subtitle 3, Part II of this article, the Secretary of General Services shall buy or approve for purchase only supplies that are produced from recycled paper.
3. (c) Of the total volume of paper that the Secretary of General Services buys, at least 90% shall be recycled paper.
4. (d) If recycled paper that meets the definition set forth in subsection (a) of this section is unavailable, then for purposes of complying with the requirements of this section, the Department of General Services may purchase recycled paper products that at a minimum conform to the definitions set forth in the Environmental Protection Agency guideline for federal procurement of paper and paper products containing recovered materials (40 C.F.R., Part 247).

Added by Acts 1988, c. 48, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 536, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1990, c. 68, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1993, c. 569, § 1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2010, c. 593, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 594, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.