A program to preferentially purchase recycled products should involve end users, operations staff, and company purchasing managers. You can start buying recycled by determining which products and raw materials used by your company are available with recycled content. Select these as an alternative to virgin products or materials, where possible. To get started, you may want to begin with one or a few product categories. You should review contract specifications and revise them to encourage suppliers to provide recycled content products and raw materials.
Companies sometimes require more stringent product specifications than are actually needed.
For example, many companies have very high paper brightness standards for applications where high brightness is not necessary. Reviewing and revising paper brightness standards would facilitate the purchase of recycled paper. The Buy Recycled Guide. This guide describes the basics of purchasing products with recycled content and provides state information and contacts. The Official Recycled Products Guide.