Required specifications

Purchasers must include these specifications, unless not possible:

• RCW 43.19A: Recycled Product Procurement set a goal of substantially increasing the state’s purchases of recycled-content products, directs the state to set recycled-content standards, and authorizes state agencies to specify, give priority to and/or offer price preferences for products that contain recycled materials.
  Moreover, DES’ Recycled Content Purchasing Preference Policy (DES-255-00) states, “In establishing environmental requirements and preferences for products that contain recycled materials, agencies shall reference the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (EPA CPGs) as the minimum standards for the state of Washington.” This policy also directs state agencies to offer a purchasing preference of at least 10% to bidders whose products have a recycled-content percentage that exceeds the EPA CPG minimum.
  Accordingly, restroom and shower dividers/partitions must be either (1) made of steel or (2) if plastic, have at least 20% post-consumer recycled content (PCRC), which meets U.S. EPA’s CPG for Plastic Restroom and Shower Partitions/Dividers.

Preferred specifications

Purchasers should include these specifications, unless not possible:

• EO 20-01: State Efficiency and Environmental Performance (SEEP) states, “When making purchasing, construction, leasing, and other decisions that affect state government’s emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) or other toxic substances, agencies shall explicitly consider the benefits and costs (including the social costs of carbon) of available options to avoid those emissions. Where cost-effective and workable solutions are available that will reduce or eliminate emissions, decision makers shall select the lower-emissions options.”
  
  Accordingly, additional desirable environmental and health attributes of restroom and shower dividers and partitions include the following third-party certifications:
  • Cradle to Cradle Certified or Material Health Certificate: v3.1 at the Silver level or higher OR v4.0 at the Silver level or higher
  • a third-party transparency label disclosing ingredients such as a Declare Label or a Health Product Declaration (HPD)
  • SCS Indoor Advantage Gold; or
  • UL GREENGUARD Gold (low emitting only).
• Products with a higher percentage of PCRC than the applicable U.S. EPA CPG are eligible for a price preference of at least 10%.

Laws, rules, and executive orders

These laws, rules, and executive orders must be included in the contract language:

• RCW 43.19A: Recycled Product Procurement
• DES’ Recycled Content Purchasing Preference Policy (DES-255-00)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (EPA CPGs)
• U.S. EPA’s CPG for Plastic Restroom and Shower Partitions/Dividers
• EO 20-01: State Efficiency and Environmental Performance (SEEP)

Find these products on statewide contracts

Find products that meet Washington’s green purchasing specifications:

• Contract 02620: Restroom and Shower Facility Solutions
• Contract 01118: Plumbing Fixtures and Supplies

End of life

Surplus goods that still can be used

• Use surplus disposal to get rid of items you no longer need. Keep materials out of landfills and make funds for your agency.

Recycling and disposal

Hazardous waste disposal guidelines and options:

• Department of Ecology: Dispose, recycle, or treat dangerous waste
• Washington Recycles