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Purchasing Procedures and Manual 26 <br />products with lower quantities of these metals and to vendors with established <br />lead and mercury recovery programs. <br /> <br />6.7. All fluorescent lamps and batteries will be recycled. <br /> <br />6.8. Specify that desktop computers, notebooks, and monitors purchased meet all <br />Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) environmental <br />criteria designated as “required” as contained in the IEEE 1680 Standard for the <br />Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. <br /> <br />6.9. When replacing vehicles, consider less-polluting alternatives to diesel such as <br />compressed natural gas, bio-based fuels, hybrids, electric batteries, and fuel cells, <br />as available. <br /> <br />7. Forest Conservation Products <br /> <br />7.1. To the greatest extent practicable, give preference to wood products that are <br />certified to be sustainably harvested by a comprehensive, performance-based <br />certification system. The certification system shall include independent third- <br />party audits, with standards equivalent to, or stricter than, those of the Forest <br />Stewardship Council certification (https://fsc.org/en/governance-strategy#global- <br />leadership-structure). <br /> <br />7.2. Encourage the purchase or use of previously used or salvaged wood and wood <br />products whenever practical. <br /> <br />8. Recovered Organic Waste Products <br /> <br />8.1. Procurement Target <br /> <br />8.1.1. City will annually procure for use or giveaway a quantity of Compost, <br />SB 1383 Eligible Mulch, Electricity Procured from Biomass <br />Conversion, and/or Renewable Gas that meets or exceeds its Annual <br />Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement Target. To be eligible <br />to meet the Annual Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement <br />Target, products must meet the criteria included in their respective <br />definition in Appendix A.1 of this Policy. <br /> <br />8.2. Requirements for City Departments and Direct Service Providers <br />8.2.2. Renewable Gas procurement (used for fuel for transportation, <br />electricity, or heating applications). If the City procures Renewable Gas or <br />requires a direct service provider to procure Renewable Gas, the City or its <br />Direct Service Provider shall: <br />Page 154 of 373