Ontario Municipal Code Art. 7 Reduction and Reuse Provisions

(a) In procurement of goods for the City, a preference shall be given to purchase recycled goods. Special emphasis shall be placed on the purchase of products manufactured with post-consumer recycled materials. Fitness and quality being equal, the City shall purchase recycled products instead of non-recycled products whenever available at no more than the total cost of non-recycled products. Recycled goods are defined and provided for in such state legislation as the State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (commencing with Cal. Pub. Con. Code § 12153) and the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (commencing with Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 40000).

(b) All City departments and direct service providers to the City, as applicable, must comply with the City's Recovered Organic Waste Product procurement policy and Recycled-Content Paper procurement policy.

(c) All City departments may, at their option and with purchasing concurrence, require procurement of designated recycled products or recycled products as specified in § 6-3.701(a).

(d) The City shall require its contractors and consultants to use and specify recycled products in fulfilling contractual obligations whenever practicable.

(e) The City shall promote the use of recycled products, publicizing its procurement policy whenever practicable.

(§ 1, Ord. 3187, eff. January 1, 2022)