1. A. Of the total volume of paper that the Secretary of General Services buys, at least 90 percent shall be recycled paper.
2. B. In purchasing any paper or paper products as supplies for any using agency pursuant to State Finance and Procurement Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Secretary of General Services, to the fullest extent practicably possible, shall purchase or approve for purchase only such supplies as are manufactured or produced from recycled paper.
3. C. If recycled paper that meets the definition set forth in Regulation .01B(7) of this chapter is unavailable, then for purposes of complying with the requirements of this chapter, the Department of General Services and other State agencies may purchase recycled paper and paper products that have the highest percentage of post-consumer material that, at minimum, meets EPA guidelines, provided that reasonable levels of competition, cost, availability, and technical performance are maintained.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101, 14-401—14-403, 14-405, and 14-407,
Annotated Code of Maryland; Ch. 593, Acts of 2010; Ch. 314, Acts of 2011

Effective date: January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .01B amended effective June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 953); October 18, 1999 (26:21 Md. R. 1631); May 26, 2003 (30:10 Md. R. 668); April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 685); March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338 - two actions); May 13, 2013 (40:9 Md. R. 789); April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473); March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .02 amended effective October 12, 1996 (23:20 Md. R. 1425)

Regulation .03 amended effective June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .03A amended effective February 7, 2011 (38:3 Md. R. 152)

Regulation .05 recodified to Regulation .06 and new Regulation .05 adopted effective June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .05 repealed effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .05A amended effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .07 adopted effective May 26, 2003 (30:10 Md. R. 668)

Regulation .08 adopted effective March 12, 2007 (34:5 Md. R. 562)

Regulation .09 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .09 amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .10 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .11 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .12 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .12 repealed effective April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .13 adopted effective May 13, 2013 (40:9 Md. R. 789)

Regulation .13 amended effective April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .14 adopted effective April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473)