40 CFR 247.5
§ 247.5 Specifications.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 247.5, § 247.5 Specifications, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/185071
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(a) RCRA section 6002(d)(1) required Federal agencies that have the responsibility for drafting or reviewing specifications for procurement items procured by Federal agencies to revise their specifications by May 8, 1986, to eliminate any exclusion of recovered materials and any requirement that items be manufactured from virgin materials.
(b) RCRA section 6002(d)(2) requires that within one year after the publication date of each item designation by the EPA, each procuring agency must assure that its specifications for these items require the use of recovered materials to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use of these items.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.