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Purchasing Procedures and Manual 22 postconsumer fiber, if fitness and quality are equal to that of non- recycled item, and if available at an equal or lesser price compared to comparable products with no recycled content. 5.4.4.2. Paper Products and Printing and Writing Papers must be recyclable; this means they must meet the Federal Trade Commission Recyclability standard as defined in Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations Section 260.12 (2013) 5.4.4.3. The percentage of postconsumer material in the Paper Products, Printing and Writing Paper, or both must be verified by a product label, catalog, invoice, or a manufacturer or vendor internet website. 5.4.4.4. Receive written certifications from vendors, under penalty of perjury, that the Paper Products and Printing and Writing Paper offered or sold to the City “is eligible to be labeled with an unqualified recyclable label as defined in Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations Section 260.12 (2013)”. 5.4.4.5. Submit records as attachments to invoices submitted for payment to the Finance Department of all Paper Products and Printing and Writing Paper purchased. Records shall include a copy of the invoice or other documentation of purchase, written certifications as required above for recycled-content purchases, purchaser name, quantity purchased, date purchased, and recycled content and if non- Recycled-Content Paper Products and/or non- Recycled-Content Printing and Writing Paper are provided, include a description of why Recycled-Content Paper Products and/or Recycled-Content Printing and Writing Paper were not provided. 5.4.4.6. All departments must require vendors providing printing services to the City via a printing contract or written agreement to use Printing and Writing Paper that consists of at least thirty percent (30%), by fiber weight, postconsumer fiber, or as defined by California Public Contract Code Section 12209, as amended. Page 150 of 373