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Purchasing Procedures and Manual 29 <br />APPENDIX A.1 <br />GREEN PURCHASING DEFINITIONS <br />For the purposes of the Green Purchasing Policy section (Section 5) of the City’s Purchasing <br />Procedures and Manual and this Appendix, the following terms have the meaning shown: <br />American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) – A globally accepted open forum for the <br />development of high quality, market relevant international standards. <br />Annual Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement Target – The amount of Organic Waste <br />in the form of a Recovered Organic Waste Product that the City is required to procure annually <br />under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 18993.1. Annually, CalRecycle will <br />provide notice to the City of its Annual Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement Target <br />by posting such information on CalRecycle’s website and providing written notice directly to the <br />City. <br /> <br />Bay Area Green Business Program – A partnership of governments and businesses that certifies <br />the environmental performance of government agencies and businesses. <br /> <br />Bay-Friendly Landscaping – Landscaping practices that work with the natural ecosystems of the <br />San Francisco Bay Area to foster soil health, to reduce runoff and pollution, prevent and reuse <br />plant waste, and conserve water and other natural resources. <br /> <br />Bio-Based Products – Commercial or industrial products (other than food or feed) that utilize <br />agricultural crops or residues but does not include products made from forestry materials. <br /> <br />Biodegradable plastic – The degradation of the plastic must occur as a result of the action of <br />naturally occurring microorganisms. <br /> <br />Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) – A multi-stakeholder association of key individuals and <br />groups from government, industry and academia, that promotes the use and recycling of <br />biodegradable polymeric materials (via composting). BPI does not create standards but certifies <br />products that demonstrate they meet the requirements in ASTM D6400 or D6868, based on <br />testing in an approved laboratory. <br /> <br />Buyer – Anyone authorized to purchase or contract for purchases on behalf of this jurisdiction or <br />its subdivisions. <br /> <br />CalRecycle – California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, which is the <br />department designated with responsibility for developing, implementing, and enforcing SB 1383 <br />regulations on jurisdictions (and others). <br /> <br />Compost – The product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic solid <br />wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream or which are separated at <br />a centralized facility or as otherwise defined in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations <br />Section 17896.2(a)(4). Compost eligible for meeting the Annual Recovered Organic Waste <br />Page 157 of 373