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Monday, September 21, 1998
Volume 34--Number 38 '
Pages 1769-1832 .
Week Ending Friday, September 18, 1998
Executive Order-13101--Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention,
Recycling, and Federal Acquisition
September 14, 1998
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, Public Law 89-272, 79 Stat. 997, as amended by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Public Law 94-580, 90
Stat. 2795, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901-6907), section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, and in order to improve the Federal Government's use
of recycled products and environmentally preferable products and
services, it is hereby ordered as follows: '
Part 1--Preamble
Section 101. Consistent with the demands of efficiency and cost
effectiveness, the head of each executive agency shall incorporate waste
prevention and recycling in the agency's daily operations and work to
increase and expand markets for recovered materials through greater
Federal Government preference and demand for such products. It is the
national policy to prefer pollution prevention, whenever feasible.
Pollution that cannot be prevented should be recycled; pollution that
cannot be prevented or recycled should be treated in an environmentally
safe manner. Disposal should be employed only as a last resort.
Sec. 102. Consistent 'with policies established by the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 92-4, agencies shall
comply with executive branch policies for the acquisition and use of
environmentally preferable products and services and implement cost-
effective procurement preference programs favoring the purchase of these
products and services. .
Sec 103 This order creates a Steering Committee, a Federal
Environmental Executive (.FEE) , and a Task Force, and establishes Agency
Environmental Executive . (AEE) positions within each agency,, to be .
responsible for ensuring the implementation of this order. The FEE,
AEEs, and members of the Steering Committee and Task Force shall be
full-time Federal Government employees.
Part 2--Definitions
For purposes of this order: .
Sec. 201. "-Environmentally preferable11 means products or services
that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health' and the environment
when compared with competing products or services that serve_the same
purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition,
production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse/ operation,
maintenance, or disposal of the product or service.
Sec. 202. "Executive agency11 or ""agency11 means an executive
agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105. For "the purpose of this order,
military departments, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102,'are covered under the
auspices of the Department 'of Defense. . .
Sec., 203. ""Postconsumer material' means a material or .finished
product that has served its intended use arid has.been discarded for
disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item.
""Postconsumer material1 ' is a part of the broader category of
""recovered material.'' .
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Sec 204 --Acquisition1 ' means 'the'acquiring by contract with
appropriated"funds for supplies or services (including construction) by
and IS SI use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease,
whethlr thl supplies or services are already in existence or must be
Slated devilled, demonstrated, and evaluated. Acquisition begins at
Sfpoint when Igency needs are established and includes the description
of requirements to satisfy agency needs, solicitation and selection of
sourcls, award of contracts, contract financing contract performance,
contract administration, and those technical and management functions
directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract.
' Sec 205 -"Recovered materials11 means waste materials and by-
products that have been recovered or diverted from solid waste, but such
term does not include those materials and by-products generated from,
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commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process (42 U.S.-C.
6903Sec9)206. --Recyclability" means the ability of a product or
material to be recovered from, or otherwise diverted from, the solid
waste stream for the purpose of recycling. ^ Hr^indina
Sec 207 -"Recycling11 means the series of activities, including
collection, separation, and processing, by.which products or other
materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form
of raw materials in the manufacture of new products other than fuel for
producing heat or power by combustion. _ j »=.:,,
Sec 208 --Waste prevention1] means any change in the design,
manufacturing, purchase, or use of materials or products (including .
packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they are discarded.
Waste prevention also refers to the reuse of products or materials
Sec 209 --Waste reduction1' means preventing or decreasing tne
amount of waste being generated through waste prevention, recycling, or
purchasing recycled and environmentally preferable products.
Sec 210 i-Life cycle cost11 means the amortized annual cost of a
product I including capital costs, installation costs, operating costs,
maintenance costs? and disposal costs discounted over the lifetime of
the product. .
Sec 211 --Life cycle assessment11 means the comprehensive
examination of a product's environmental and economic aspects and
potential impacts throughout its lifetime, including raw material
extraction, transportation, manufacturing, use, and disposal.
Sec. 212. --Pollution prevention1' means --source reduction' as
defined in the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (42 u.S.C. "102) and
other practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of pollutants
through: (a) increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy,
water, or other resources; or (b) protection of natural resources by
conserva ^^. __ ~Biobased product' ' means a commercial or industrial
product"(other than food or feed) that utilizes biological products or
Renewable domestic agricultural (plant, animal, and marine) or forestry
mateIec1S214 --Major procuring agencies" shall include any executive
agency that procures over $50 million per year of goods and services.
Part 3--The Roles and Duties of the Steering Committee, Federal
Environmental Executive, Task Force, and Agency Environmental Executives
sec. 301. Committees, Executives, and Task Force, (a) Steering
Committee. There is hereby established a Steering Committee on Greening
the Government through Waste Prevention and Recycling (Steering
Committee"). The Steering Committee shall be composed of the Chair ot
the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Federal Environmental
Executive (FEE), and the Administrator for Federal.'Pr°c£em£f c£°^C£f
(OFPP). The Steering Committee, which shall be chaired by the Chair o£
the CEQ, is directed to charter a Task Force to facilitate
implementation of this order, and shall provide the Task Force with
"policy direction in such implementation.
(b) Federal Environmental Executive. A Federal Environmental
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Executive, Environmental Protection Agency, shall be designated by the
President The FEE shall chair the Task'.Force described in subsection
(IT, take all actions necessary to ensure that the agencies comply with
the requirements of this -order, and generate a .biennial report to the
President^ -^ ^ steering Committee shall charter a Task Force on
Greening the Government through Waste Prevention and Recycling ( Task .
Force' ') , which shall be chaired by the FEE and composed of staff from
the major procuring agencies. The Steering Committee, in consultation
with the agencies, shall determine the necessary staffing and resources
for the Task Force. The major procuring agencies shall provide, to the
extent practicable and permitted by law, resources and support to the-
Task Force and the FEE, upon request- from the Steering Committee . The
Task Force shall have the duty of assisting the FEE and the agencies in
Implementing this order, subject to policy direction provided by the
Steering Committee. The Task Force shall report through the FEE to the
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order, the head of each major procuring agency shall designate an AEE
from among -his or her staff, who serves at a level no lower than the
Assistant Secretary level or equivalent, and shall notify the Chair of
CEO and the FEE of such designation.
Sec 302 Duties, (a) The Federal Environmental Executive. The FEE,
working through the Task Force, and in_ consultation with the AEEs,
(i) Develop a Government -wide Waste Prevention and Recycling
Strategic Plan (^Strategic Plan") to further implement this order The
Strategic Plan should be initially developed within 180 days of the date
of this order and revised as necessary thereafter. The Strategic Plan
should include, but is not limited to, the following elements:
(a) direction and initiatives for acquisition of recycled and
recyclable products and environmentally preferable products and
services;
(b) development of affirmative procurement programs;
(c) review and revision of standards and product specifications;
(d) assessment and evaluation of compliance;
(e) reporting requirements; _ ,
(f) outreach programs to promote adoption of practices endorsed in
03(gTrdevelopment and implementation of new technologies that are of
environmental significance. . , . ,
(2) Prepare a biennial report to -the President on the actions taken ,
'by the agencies to comply with this order. The report also may
incorporate information from existing agency reports regarding ' '
Government-wide progress in implementing the following Executive Orders :
12843, Procurement Requirements and Policies for Federal Agencies for
Ozone Depleting Substances; 13031, Federal Alternative Fueled Vehicle
Leadership; 12845, Requiring Agencies to Purchase Energy Efficient
Computer Equipment; 12856, Federal Compliance with Right -to -Know Laws
and Pollution Prevention Requirements,- 12902, Energy Efficiency and
Water Conservation at Federal Facilities; and 12969, Federal Acquisition
and Community Right -to -Know. , .
(3) in coordination with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy,
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , the General Services
Administration (GSA) , ' and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) convene
a crroup of acquisition/procurement managers and environmental State, ana
' local government managers to work with State and local governments to
improve the Federal, State, and local governments' use of _ recycled
products and environmentally preferable products and services .
(4) Coordinate appropriate Government -wide education and training
programs for agencies. - . ,, . ..p,r
'(5) Establish committees and work groups, as needed, to identity,
assess, and recommend actions to be taken to fulfill the goals,
responsibilities, and initiatives of the FEE. As these committees and
work groups are created, agencies are requested to designate appropriate
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personnel in the areas of procurement and acquisition, standards and
specifications, electronic commerce, facilities management, pollution
prevention, waste prevention, recycling, and others as needed to staff
and work on these initiatives. An initial group shall be established to
develop recommendations for tracking and reporting requirements, taking .
into account the costs and benefits of such tracking and reporting. The
Steering Committee shall consult with the AEEs before approving these
recommendations. .
(b) Agency Environmental Executives. The AEEs shall:
(1) translate the Government-wide Strategic Plan into specific
agency and service plans;
(2) implement the specific agency and service plans;
(3) report to the FEE on the progress o'f plan implementation;
(4) work with the FEE and the Task Force in furthering
implementation of this order; and .
(5) track agencies' purchases of EPA-designated guideline items and
report agencies' purchases of such guideline items to the FEE per the
recommendations developed in subsection 302,(a) (5) of this order. Agency
acquisition and procurement personnel shall justify in writing to the
file and to the AEE .
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the rationale for not purchasing such items, above the micropurchase
threshold (as set out in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act at
41 U.S.C. 428), and submit a plan and timetable for increasing agency
purchases of the designated item(s).
(6} one year after a product is placed on the USDA Biobased Products
List, estimate agencies' purchases of products on the list and report
agenci"^' estimated purchases of such products to the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Part 4--Acquisition Planning, Affirmative Procurement Programs, and
Federal Facility Compliance
Sec 401. Acquisition Planning. In developing plans, drawings, work
statements, specifications, or other product .descriptions, agencies
shall consider, as appropriate, a broad range of factors including:
elimination of virgin material requirements; use of biobased products;
use of recovered materials; reuse of product; life cycle cost;
recyclability; use of environmentally preferable products; waste
prevention (including toxicity reduction or elimination) ,- and ultimate
disposal. These factors should be considered in acquisition planning for
all procurement and in the evaluation and award of contracts, as
appropriate. Program and acquisition managers should take an active role .
in these activities. .
Sec. 402. Affirmative Procurement Programs, (a) The head of eacn
executive "agency shall develop and implement affirmative procurement
programs in accordance, with section 6002 of RCRA (42 U.S.C. 6962) and
this order and consider use of the procurement tools and methods
described in 7 U.S.C. 5909. Agencies shall ensure that responsibilities
for preparation, implementation, and monitoring of affirmative
procurement programs are shared between the program personnel and
acquisition and procurement personnel. For the purposes of all purchases
made pursuant to this order, EPA, in consultation with such other
executive agencies as appropriate, shall endeavor to maximize
environmental benefits, consistent with price, performance, and
availability considerations, and constraints imposed by law, and shall
adjust solicitation guidelines as necessary in order to accomplish this
goal. ,
(b) Agencies shall establish affirmative procurement programs for
all EPA-designated guideline items purchased by their agency. For newly
designated items, agencies shall revise their internal programs within 1
year from the date the EPA 'designated the new items.
(c) Exclusive of the biobased products described in section 504, tor
the EPA-designated guideline items, which are contained in 40 CFR part
247, and for all future designated guideline items, agencies shall
ensure that their affirmative procurement programs require 100 percent
of their purchases of products to meet or exceed the EPA guideline
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unless written justification is provided that a product is not available
^mpetitfvely within a reasonable time frame/, does not meet appropriate
performance Standards, or is only available at an unreasonable price.
Written justification is not required -for purchases below the
micropurchase threshold. For tnicropurchases agencies shall provide
guidance regarding purchase of EPA-designated guideline items. This
fuidance should encourage consideration of aggregating purchases when
this method would promote.economy and efficiency
(d) Within 90 days after the date of this order, the head of each
executive agency that has not implemented -an affirmative procure-ment
program shall ensure that the affirmative procurement program has been
established and is being implemented to the maximum extent practicable.
Sec 403 Federal Facility Compliance, (a) Within 6 months of the
date of this order, the Administrator of the EPA shall, in-consultation
with the Federal Environmental Executive, prepare guidance for use in
determining Federal facility compliance with section 6002 of RCRA and
the related requirements of this order. -onca
(b) EPA inspections of Federal facilities conducted pursuant to RCRA
and the Federal Facility Compliance Act and EPA ^multi-media' '
inspections carried out at Federal facilities will include, where _
appropriate, evaluation of facility compliance with section 6002 of RCRA-
and any implementing guidance.
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(c) Where inspections of Federal facilities are carried out by
authorized States pursuant to RCRA"and the Federal Facility Compliance
Act, the Administrator of the EPA will encourage those States to include .
evaluation of facility compliance with section 6002 of. RCRA in light of
EPA guidance prepared pursuant to subsection (a), where appropriate,
similar to inspections performed by the EPA, The EPA may provide
information and technical assistance to the States to enable them to
include such considerations in their inspection. _
(d) The EPA shall report annually to the Federal Environmental
Executive on the results of inspections performed by the EPA to
determine Federal facility compliance with sections 6002 of^RCRA not
later than February 1st for those inspections conducted during the
previous fiscal year.
Part 5--Standards, Specifications, and Designation of Items
Sec 501 Specifications, Product Descriptions, and Standards. When
developing, reviewing, or revising Federal and military specifications,
product descriptions (including commercial item descriptions), and
standards, executive agencies shall consider recovered materials and any
environmentally preferably purchasing criteria developed by the EPA, and
ensure the criteria are complied with in developing or revising
standards. Agencies shall'report annually to the FEE on their compliance-
with this section for incorporation into the biennial report to the
President referred to in section 302(a)(2) of this order, (a) If an _
inconsistency with-section 6002 of RCRA or this order is identified in a
specification, standard, or product description, the FEE shall request
that the Environmental Executive of the pertinent agency advise the FEE
as to why the specification cannot be revised or submit a plan for
revising it within 60 days. , ' . ..*..,.__ >,*.
(b) If an agency is able to revise an inconsistent specification but
cannot do so within 60 days, it is the responsibility of that AEE to _ .
monitor arid implement the plan for revising it. . _
Sec 502 Designation of Items that Contain Recovered Materials. In
order to expedite the process of designating items that are or can be
made with recovered materials, the EPA shall use the f°ll°w^9 ^°°^?
for designating these items in accordance with section 6002(e) of RCRA
(a) The EPA shall designate items that are or can be made with recovered
material, by promulgating amendments to the Comprehensive Procurement
Guideline (CPG). The CPG shall be updated every 2 years or as
appropriate after an opportunity for public comment. _
(E) Concurrent with the issuance of the CPG, the EPA shall publish
for comment in the Federal Register Recovered Materials Adyisory^Notices
that present the range of recovered materials content levels within
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which the designated items are currently available. These levels shall
be updated periodically, after opportunity for public comment, to
reflect changes in market conditions. . .
(c) Once items containing recovered materials have been designated
by the EPA in the-CPG, agencies shall modify their affirmative
procurement programs to require that, to the maximum extent practicable,
their purchases of products meet or exceed the EPA guidelines unless
written justification is provided that a product is not available
competitively, not available within a reasonable time frame, does not .
meet appropriate performance standards, or is only available at an
unreasonable price. - -u-,
Sec 503. Guidance on Acquisition of Environmentally Preferable
Products and Services, (a) The EPA shall develop guidance within 90 days
from the date of this order to address environmentally preferable
purchasing. The guidance may be based on the EPA's September 1995
Proposed Guidance on the Acquisition of Environmentally Preferable
Products and Services and comments received thereon. The guidance should
be designed for Government-wide use and targeted towards products and
services that have the most effect. The guidance may also address the
issues of use of the technical expertise of nongovernmental entities and
tools such as life cycle assessment in decisions on environmentally
preferable purchasing: The EPA shall update this guidance every 2 years,
or as appropriate. _
(b) Agencies are encouraged to immediately test and evaluate the
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concepts contained in the EPA's Guidance on the Acquisition of
Environmentally Preferable Products and Services through pilot projects
to provide practical information to the EPA for further updating of the
guidance. Specifically:
(1) These pilot projects shall be focused around those product and
service categories, including printing, that have wide use within the
Federal Government. Priorities regarding which product and service
categories to pilot shall,be developed 'by the individual agencies and
the EPA, in consultation with the OFPP, the FEE, and the appropriate
agency procurement executives. Any policy disagreements shall be
resolved by the Steering Committee. .
(2) Agencies are encouraged to use all of the options available to
them to determine the environmentally preferable attributes of products
and services in their pilot and demonstration projects, including the
use of technical expertise of nongovernmental entities such as labeling,
certification, or standards-developing organizations, as well as using
the expertise of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(3) Upon request and to the extent practicable, the EPA shall assist
executive agencies in designing, implementing, and documenting the
results of these pilot and demonstration projects. '
(4) The EPA, in coordination with other executive agencies, shall
develop a database of information about these projects, including, but
not limited to, the number and status of pilot projects, examples of
agencies' policy directives, revisions to specifications, solicitation
procedures, and grant/contract policies that facilitate adoption of
environmentally preferable purchasing practices, to be integrated on a
commonly available electronic medium (e.g., Internet Web site). These
data are to be reported to the FEE.
(c) Executive agencies shall use the principles and concepts in tne
EPA Guidance on Acquisition of Environmentally Preferable Products and
Services, in addition to the lessons from the pilot and demonstration
projects, to the maximum extent practicable, in identifying and
purchasing environmentally preferable products and services and shall
modify their procurement programs as appropriate.
Sec. 504. Designation of Biobased Items by the USDA. The USDA
Biobased Products-Coordination Council shall, in consultation with the
FEE. issue a Biobased Products List, (a) The Biobased Products List
shall be published in the Federal Register by the USDA within 180 days
after the date of this order and shall be updated biannually after
publication to include additional items.
(b) Once the Biobased Products List has been published, agencies are
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encouraged to modify their affirmative procurement program to give
consideration ^^r^nSnfitandard for Printing and Writing Paper
Executive agency heads shall ensure that their agencies meet or exceed
the following minimum materials content . standards when Purchasing or
causing the purchase of printing and writing paper: (a) For high speed
. copier paperT offset paper, forms bond, computer printout paper
carbonless paper, file folders, white wove envelopes, writing and office .
paper book piper, cotton fiber paper, and cover stock, the minimum
cohtent standard shall be no less than 30 percent postconsumer materials
begging December 31, 1998. If paper containing 30 percent postconsumer
material is not reasonably available, does not meet reasonable
performance requirements, or is only available at an ^easonab^ejprice ,
?hen the agency shall purchase paper containing no less than 20 Percent
. postconsumer material. The Steering Committee, in consultation with the
AEEs, may revise these levels if necessary. cncf=i
(b) L an alternative to meeting the standards in sections 505 (a) ,
for all printing and writing papers, the minimum content standard shall
' be no- less than 50 percent recovered materials that are a waste material
. ^product of a finished product other than a paper or textile product
that would otherwise be disposed of in a landfill/ as determined by the
State in which the facility is located. _
(c) Effective January 1, 1999, no executive branch agency shall
purchase, sell, or arrange for the purchase of, printing and writing
' . paper .that fails to meet the minimum requirements of this section.
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Sec 506 Revision of Brightness Specifications and Standards. The
GSA and' other executive agencies are directed to identify, evaluate, -and
revise or eliminate any standards or specif ications unrelated to
performance that present barriers to the purchase of paper or paper
products made by production processes that minimize emissions of harmful
byproducts. This evaluation shall include a review of unnecessary
brightness and stock clause provisions, such as lignin content and
chemical pulp requirements. The GSA shall complete the review and
revision of such specifications within 6 months after the date of this
order and shall consult closely with the Joint Committee on _ Printing
during such process. The GSA shall also compile any information or
market studies that may be necessary to accomplish the objectives of
' Procurement of Re-refined Lubricating Oil and Retread
Tires (a) Agencies shall implement the EPA procurement guidelines for
re-refined lubricating oil and retread tires. Fleet and commodity
managers shall take immediate steps, as appropriate, to procure these
items in accordance with section 6002. of RCRA. This provision does not
preclude the acquisition of biobased (e.g., vegetable) oils.
' . (b) The FEE shall work to educate executive agencies about the new
' Department of Defense Cooperative Tire Qualification Program including
' the Cooperative Approval Tire List and Cooperative Plant Qualification . .
Program, as they apply to retread tires.
Part 6 --Agency Goals and Reporting Requirements
Sec 601. Agency Goals, (a) (1) Each agency shall establish either
a goal for solid waste prevention and a goal for recycling or a goal for
solid waste diversion to be achieved by January 1, 2000. Each agency
shall further ensure that the established goals include long-range goals
to be' achieved by the years 2005 and 2010. These goals shall be
submitted to the FEE within 180 days after the date of this, order (2)
in addition to white paper, mixed paper/cardboard, aluminum, P^stic,
and glass, agencies should incorporate into their recycling Programs
efforts to recycle, reuse, or refurbish pallets and <=°^c^ °ama to
cartridges f or remanuf acturing . Agencies should also include programs to
reduce or recycle, as appropriate, batteries, scrap metal, and
- . flU° (b) ClgencCrshSlbtetagoals to increase the procurement of products
that are Lde with recovered materials, in order to maximize the number
of recycled products purchased, relative to non- recycled alternatives.
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{c) Each agency shall set a goal for increasing the use of
environmentally preferable'products and services for those products and
services for which the agency has completed a pilot program.
(d) Agencies are encouraged to incorporate into their Government
Performance Results Act annual performance plans the goals, listed in
subsections (a), (b), and (c) above, starting with the submittal to the
Office of Management and Budget of the plan accompanying the FY 2001
(e) Progress on attaining these goals should be reported by the
agencies to the FEE for the biennial report specified in section
302(a){2) of this order.
Part 7--Applicability and Other Requirements
Sec. 701. Contractor Applicability. Contracts that provide for
contractor operation of a Government-owned or -leased facility and/or
contracts that provide for contractor or other support services at
Government-owned or -operated facilities awarded by executive agencies
after the date of this order, shall include provisions that obligate the
contractor to comply with the requirements,of this order within the
scope of its operations. . . .. ' '
Sec. 702. Real Property Acquisition and Management. Within 90 days
after the date of this order, and to the extent permitted by law and
where economically feasible, executive agencies shall ensure compliance
with the provisions of this order in the acquisition and management of
Federally owned and leased space. The GSA and other executive agencies
shall also include environmental and recycling provisions in the
acquisition and management of all leased space and in the construction
of new Federal buildings.
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Sec. 703. Retention of Funds, (a) The Administrator of General
Services shall continue with the program that retains for the agencies
the proceeds from the sale of materials recovered through recycling or
waste prevention programs and specifying the eligibility requirements
for the materials being recycled.
(b) Agencies in non-GSA managed facilities, to the extent permitted
by law, should develop a plan to retain the proceeds from the sale of
materials recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs.
Sec. 704. Model Facility Programs. Each executive agency shall
establish a model demonstration program incorporating some or all of the
following elements as appropriate. Agencies are encouraged to
demonstrate and test new and innovative approaches such as incorporating
environmentally preferable,and bio-based products; increasing the
quantity and types of products containing recovered materials; expanding . v
collection programs; implementing source reduction programs; composting
organic materials when feasible; and exploring public/private
partnerships to develop markets for recovered materials.
Sec. 705. Recycling Programs, (a)' (1) Each executive agency that has
not already done so shall initiate a program to promote cost-effective
waste prevention and recycling of reusable materials in all of its
facilities. The recycling programs implemented pursuant to this section
must be compatible with applicable State and local recycling
requirements.
(2) Agencies shall designate a recycling coordinator for each
facility or installation. The recycling coordinator shall implement or
maintain waste prevention and recycling programs in the. agencies' action
plans, (b) Executive agencies shall also consider cooperative ventures
with the State and local governments to promote recycling and waste
reduction in the community.
Sec. 706. Review of Implementation. The President's Council on
Integrity and Efficiency shall request that the Inspectors General
periodically review agencies' implementation of this order.
Part 8--Awareness
Sec. 801. Training, (a) Within 180 days of the date of this order,
the FEE and OFPP should evaluate the training courses provided by the
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Federal Acquisition Institute and the Defense Acquisition University and
recommend any appropriate curriculum changes to ensure that procurement
officials are aware of the requirements of this order.
(b) Executive agencies shall provide training to program management
and requesting activities as needed to ensure awareness of the .
requirements of this order.
Sec 802 Internal Agency Awards Programs. Each agency shall develop
an internal agency-wide awards program, as appropriate, to reward its
most innovative environmental programs. Among others, winners of agency-
'wide awards will be eligible for the White House Awards Program.
Sec 803 White House Awards Program: A Government-wide award will
be presented annually by the White House to the best, most innovative
-programs implementing the objectives of this order to give greater -
visibility to these efforts so that they can be incorporated Government-
wide. The White House Awards Program will be administered jointly by the
FEE and the CEQ.
Part 9--Revocation, Limitation, and Implementation
Sec. 901. Executive Order 12873 of October 20, 1993, is hereby
Sec' 902 This order is intended only to improve the internal
management of the executive branch and is not intended to create any
right, benefit, or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies,
its officers, or any other person. -j=T,oia
Sec. 903. The policies and direction expressed in the EPA guidance
to be developed pursuant to section 503 of this order shall be _
implemented and incorporated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation
within 3-80 days after issuance of the guidance.
William J. Clinton
The White House,
September 14, 1998.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:21 a.m., September
15, 1998]
[[Page 1793]] .
Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on
September .16.
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