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ITEM EXPLANATION
One of the provisions of Council Policy No. 49, a Procurenent Policy for Recycled
Products, is for the Purchasing Department to prepare an annual report on the City’s
usage of recycled products. A summary of the City’s recycled procurement activities
during 1992-93 is presented in the following report.
EXHIBITS
1. Recycled Products Procurement Report.
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ANNUAL RECYCLED PRODUCTS
PROCUREMENT REPORT
1992-93
Council Policy No. 49, A Procurement Policy for Recycled Products, was approved by the City
Council two years ago. One of the provisions of the policy is for the Purchasing Department to
prepare an annual report on the City's usage of recycled products. A summary of the 1992-93
recycled procurement activities is presented in this report.
Paper products continue to be the most prevalent recycled items purchased by the City. During
1992-93, the City expended 681 cases of recycled copy paper; five hundred fifty-eight cases were
white copy paper composed of 30% post consumer waste. This represents a 7% increase in post
consumer waste fiber from last year's paper. Both the Library and the Recreation Department also
use recycled paper with their offset printing presses. Purchasing's Central Stores has forty-seven
office supply items made from recycled materials that are available to all departments. The number
of recycled products that are carried in Central Stores has increased 81% over last year--fiom
twenty-six in 1991-92 to forty-seven in 1992-93 (see attached graph). In addition to recycled office
supplies, City letterhead, envelopes and business cards are printed on recycled paper containing
15% post consumer waste. The City's annual contract for speedy copy services specifies recycled
paper for printing public works contracts, manuals, reports and batch coping.
The Parks Division utilizes numerous recycled products in their maintenance programs. They use
fertilizer made from composed grass clippings, fur shavings from the stables at the Los Alamitos
Racetrack mixed with sewage sludge from our Encina Treatment Plant. Also recycled gypsum (old
wallboard) is used as a soil amendment in the City parks. Sanitized drums that contained bulk
liquid products serve as trash containers and temporary trash receptacles made of 20% recycled
paper/cardboard are used at special events by the Parks Division.
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Another division using recycled products is the Fleet Operations Division. During 1992 -93, one
hundred thirty-nine recapped tires were purchased at a total savings of over $7,000. In addition
to purchasing recapped tires, Fleet Operations recycles vehicle motor oil, car batteries and recycles
vehicle anti freeze on site.
The Street Division has participated in the program by using recycled sign blanks for various signs
around the City. Also, the 1992-93 Street Overlay contract required the contractor to use 2000 tons
of rubberized asphalt as a part of his bid. This amount is equivalent to 5,200 tires that were kept
from the landfill. The portion of El Camino Real that used 1" rubberized asphalt cost approximately
$81,000. If regular asphalt had been used it would have required a 2" thickness and would have
cost $94,000.
Another public works contract that specified recycled products was the widening of Palomar Airport
Road. The contract specified recycling approximately 22,500 tons of asphalt pavement, concrete
demolition products and aggregate base into aggregate subbase material. If the material had not
been recycled there would have been an additional charge for exporting the material from the site.
It is estimated the cost savings in using recycled material in the subbase was over $4,000.
This is the second year the City Council policy on the procurement of recycled products has been
implemented. As new and improved recycled products become available, the Purchasing staff wil
ask the departments to test, evaluate and make recommendations for purchasing. Our goal is tc
purchase recycled items with the most post-consumer waste and, whenever possible, purchase item:
that can be recycled.
RUTH FLETCHER
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