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a. Adopt the updated Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy which will replace the Climate Friendly Purchasing policy in the Board Policy manual and includes requirements for County compliance with SB1383.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors
a) Adopt the updated Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy which will replace the Climate Friendly Purchasing policy in the Board Policy manual and includes requirements for County compliance with SB1383.
SUMMARY:
The County adopted a Climate Friendly Purchasing Policy which contained several programs for sustainable purchasing. This policy was updated to reflect the requirements of SB1383 and to outline roles and responsibilities for compliance. Specifically, SB1383 requires the County to purchase recycled paper and recovered organic waste products. The policy was re-termed the Environmentally Friendly Purchasing Policy (EPPP) to align with CalRecycle's terminology.
DISCUSSION:
The updated EPPP contains 4 sections related to sustainable Purchasing including: 1. The Climate-Friendly Solicitation Program; 2. The Recycled and/or Refurbished Office Products Program; 3. Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement Program; and 4. Green Buildings Program which requires all new County buildings to be built to CalGreen Tier 1 standards. Although the County's Climate Friendly Purchasing policy was advanced, it did not contain provisions for SB1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Act and needed to be updated.
This bill requires the County to procure recovered organic waste products for use, sale, or giveaway in the amount of .08 tons per person. County population is determined by the most recent annual data reported by the California Department of Finance. Examples of recovered organic waste product include renewable gas as either electricity, heating, or transportation fuel, and compost or electricity from biomass. The County will likely comply with this through compost pu...
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