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ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING CITY OF SAN LEANDRO 3.1.5 The City of San Leandro requests vendors to eliminate packaging or use the minimum amount necessary for product protection, to the greatest extent practicable. 3.1.6 Packaging that is reusable, recyclable or compostable is preferred, when suitable uses and programs exist. 3.1.7 Vendors shall be encouraged to take back and reuse pallets and packaging materials. 3.1.8 Suppliers of electronic equipment, including but not limited to computers, monitors, printers, and copiers, shall be encouraged to take back equipment for reuse or environmentally safe recycling when the City of San Leandro discards or replaces such equipment, whenever possible. 3.2 Recycled Content Products 3.2.1 All products for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established minimum recycled content standard guidelines, such as those for printing paper, office paper, janitorial paper, construction, landscaping, parks and recreation, transportation, vehicles, miscellaneous, and non-paper office products, shall contain the highest postconsumer content practicable, but no less than the minimum recycled content standards established by the U.S. EPA Guidelines. 3.2.2 Copiers and printers purchased shall be compatible with the use of recycled content products. 3.2.3 In accordance with California Public Contract Code, Sec. 10409, the City of San Leandro shall purchase re-refined lubricatnig and industrial oil for use in its vehicles and other equipment, as long as it is certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API) as appropriate for use in such equipment. This section shall not prohibit the purchase of virgin-oil products for exclusive use in vehicles whose warranties expressly prohibit the use of products containing recycled oil. 3.2.4 When specifying asphalt, concrete, aggregate base or portland cement concrete for road construction projects, the City of San Leandro shall use recycled, reusable or reground materials when practicable. 3.2.5 The City of San Leandro shall specify and purchase recycled content transportation products, including signs, cones, parking stops, delineators, and barricades. 3.2.6 All pre-printed recycled content papers intended for distribution that are purchased or produced shall contain a statement that the paper is recycled content. 3.3 Energy and Water Savings 3.3.1 Where applicable, energy-efficient equipment shall be purchased with the most up-to-date energy efficiency functions. This includes, but is not limited to, high efficiency space heating systems and high efficiency space cooling equipment. 3.3.2 When practicable, the City of San Leandro shall replace inefficient lighting with energy- efficient equipment. Page 2