50-95 Ordinance
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PURCHASING PREFERENCE
FOR PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS
- WHEREAS, many manufactured products can be made of recycled material; and
....... WHEREAS, the products derived from recycled material reduce the demand for virgin
material; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has executed a Buy Recycled! grant and found products
made of recycled material to be comparable in quality to those products manufactured
from non-recycled materials; and
WHEREAS, said products have become more readily available in the market place;
and
WHEREAS, stimulating markets for products derived from the recycled solid waste
stream is essential to the success of all recycling collection programs; and
WHEREAS, Dublin's Solid Waste Advisory Committee recommends closing the
recycling loop through procurement of products that contain recycled material; and
WHEREAS, City Council believes it is desirable to establish a purchasing preference
for such products derived from recycled material;
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the City of Dublin, State of
- Ohio, l of the elected members concurring:
Section 1. That a purchasing preference is hereby established for the purchase of
products manufactured with recycled material.
Section 2. "Recycled" material shall mean material the components of which, in
whole or part, would otherwise have been destined for permanent disposal.
Section 3. "Product" shall mean any material, equipment, supplies, commodities or
any such item used in the construction of projects or infrastructure purchased or
caused by the City in order to fulfill the operating and/or capital responsibilities of the
City.
Section 4. Those making purchases on behalf of the City are authorized and
strongly encouraged to identify and purchase products consisting of recycled material.
Section 5. For purchases not requiring a bid process (less than $10,OOO), it is
permissible for the City to give preference to the purchase of products manufactured
with recycled material. These products may be purchased if the following conditions
exist:
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percent to a maximum of $1,000, the price of the otherwise lowest and
........ best product; and
b. The product that is made of recycled material is of equal or superior
quality to the product made from non-recycled material offered by the
otherwise lowest and best product.
c. If the additional cost of the product made from recycled material forces
the total price of the product to exceed $10,000, that the next lowest and
best product with a price of less than $10,000 shall be purchased.
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Section 6. For purchases requiring a bid process, all bid specifications for
manufactured products shall include the following language:
"Bidder may submit an alternate bid reflecting the price for a like or similar
........ product which is made of recycled content material. The bidder shall note what
component(s) of the product is(are) made from recycled material and describe the
......... recycled material. Bidder shall state what percentage of the total product is made of
recycled material. Products must consist of no less than ten percent recycled material.
Said alternate bid may be accepted if:
1. The price does not exceed 5 percent or $10,000 of the price of
the otherwise lowest and best bid. The product that is made of
recycled material is of equal or superior quality to the product
made from non-recycled material offered in the otherwise lowest
and best bid or quote
2. The City determines that the ratio of added cost to the amount of
recycled content is beneficial to justify the added cost. n
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To: All Members of Dublin City Council
From: Tim Hansley, City Manager
Initiated By: Dana McDaniel, Assistant Service Dir~ j)(Jf1
Date: June 15, 1995
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Subject: Ordinance 50-95
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Dublin's Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) and staff recommend that Council
pass Ordinance 50-95.
Ordinance 50-95, attached, provides those who make purchases on behalf of the City the
opportunity to buy products made with/of recycled material. SW AC established an
Ordinance such as 50-95 as a goal for 1994. Because the evaluation of the Buy
Recycledl Grant was ongoing into 1995, this Ordinance is just now being presented.
The City of Dublin has aggressively and in an exemplary manner implemented a
comprehensive solid waste management program embracing the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
concept. SWAC encourages the City to fully "close the loop" by helping markets for
products made from recycled material to more fully mature. Ordinance 50-95 is one way
of achieving this.
Ordinance 50-95 does not require those who make purchases on behalf of the City to
purchase more expensive products made from recycled material. Instead, we recognize
that these products tend to cost more than the "traditional" products. Therefore, this
...... Ordinance simply gives the option to spend more for such products, but within certain
controls as provided in the Ordinance.
- It is difficult to impossible to predict the overall fiscal impact of such an Ordinance
because: new products are coming online everyday in which the cost gap between
"traditional" products and products with recycled material is continuing to narrow.
Purchasers will have to continue to be prudent with spending and to do so within
budgetary limitations.
Components of this Ordinance were modeled after more restrictive Ordinances currently
in effect in the Cities of Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland and with some input from
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
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