OAR 125-246-0324
Recycling: Food Service and Food Packaging
(1)
The Department promotes the use of recyclable or biodegradable products for food service and packaging.(2)
The five percent (5%) preference in ORS 279A.125 (Preference for recycled materials)(2) must apply to purchases of Recycled Products for food service and packaging that are not paper products. The minimum purchase in ORS 279A.155 (State procurement of paper) of at least thirty-five percent (35%) must apply to purchases of Recycled Products for food service and food packaging that are 100% paper or paper products.(3)
Recyclable or Biodegradable Products for food service and packaging will be made available for purchase by Authorized Agencies.(4)
Authorized Agencies are required to purchase recyclable or biodegradable food service and packaging products when purchasing supplies.(5)
The Department must include a provision in all food service Contracts and extensions to such Contracts, requiring the use of recyclable or biodegradable food service products when such products are readily available, meaning deliverable within thirty (30) days of placement of an order by the food service Contractor to its supplier. This period of time may be less or more, as industry standards for various commodities indicate.(6)
The Department must encourage its suppliers to provide biodegradable or Recycled Products as substitutes.(7)
The Department must use best efforts to obtain and use biodegradable or Recyclable Products as substitutes for products that are non-biodegradable or non-recyclable.
Source:
Rule 125-246-0324 — Recycling: Food Service and Food Packaging, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=125-246-0324.