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Material <br />Recovery <br />C. Continue to monitor all state agency purchasing and report <br />findings to the legislature, <br />• Responsible Party: Department of Administrative Services <br />• Resources: State Agencies <br />o Timeline: Ongoing <br />Material ~~^ <br />Recovery <br />C. Demonstrate leadership with other western states in labelling <br />program initiatives. <br />• Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality <br />• Resources: Other States, Business, Industry <br />• Timeline: Ongoing <br />D. Modify "Opportunity to Recycle" legislation to include D• Work with the state's legislative and congressional delegation and <br />procurement of products made from recycled materials and organizations such as the NationalGovernors' Association (NGA) <br />recyclable materials. and the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste <br />Management Officials (ASTSWMO) to seek national resource use <br />oResponsibleParty: Department of Environmental Quality policies which make it more cost effective for manufacturing <br />oResources: Local Governments, Economic Development Department industries to demand and use targeted recovered materials. <br />o Timeline: First Third <br />• Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality <br />E. Require public agency suppliers to submit wastereduction plans oResources: Industries, Economic Development Department <br />as part of proposals and bids. •Timeline: ongoing <br />o Responsible Party: Department of Administrative Services <br />oResources: Business, Industry, Department of Environmental Quality <br />o Timeline: Third Third <br />Objective 5 <br />Develop and adopt common policies with other western states for packaging, labeling, <br />procurement and content standards in order to influence the development of national <br />policy. <br />Strategies: A. Develop common policies for minimum content standards. <br />Consider standards that are compatible, at a minimum, with the <br />larger market states in the west <br />o Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality <br />s Resources: Industy, Other States <br />•Timeline: Second Third <br />B. Assure compatible procurement policies, Where efficiencies in <br />purchasing can be gained by consolidating Oregon state efforts <br />with other states, this will be a priority. <br />o Responsible Party: Department of Administrative Services <br />oResources: Other States <br />oTimeline: Ongoing <br />28 29 <br />