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6.A. - Page 250 of 251 APPENDIX A CHECKLIST FOR SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING ATTACHMENT C Sustainable purchasing involves the critical evaluation of products, services and processes that move the City toward procurement decisions that provide the best value, i.e. total cost of ownership with the lowest environmental and social impacts. Wherever possible, prepare solicitation documents that specify products that have attributes or qualities that can be measured favorably against the following checklist. YES NO NA Product Certification ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the product/service been certified by an independent organization such as Reduce ❑ ❑ EcoLogo, Energy Star, or LEED? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there unbiased studies of the environmental attributes of this product? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pre -established environmental standards available? YES NO NA Performance Testing ❑ ❑ ❑ Is it possible to test the product/service prior to purchase? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the product meet the required performance specifications? YES NO NA Recycle ❑ Waste Reduction YES NO NA Reduce ❑ ❑ ❑ Is this purchase necessary? ❑ ❑ ❑ Can demand for the item be aggregated amongst multiple users? ❑ ❑ ❑ Can a service be used to meet the need? ❑ ❑ ❑ How much waste is generated by the product during its use and disposal? ❑ ❑ ❑ Can this waste be minimized? ❑ ❑ ❑ What is the cost of disposal arrangements? YES NO NA Reuse ❑ ❑ ❑ Can a used or refurbished item meet the requirement? ❑ ❑ ❑ Can the product be disassembled for reconditioning and reuse? YES NO NA Recycle ❑ ❑ ❑ Can the item be recycled at end of life? ❑ ❑ ❑ Can waste be source separated on site and recycled? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do appropriate local facilities exist for recycling? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the supplier/manufacturer offer take -back programs for reuse or recycling? ❑ ❑ ❑ Can this reuse or recycling be verified? ❑ ❑ ❑ Will consumables (such as toner cartridges) be accepted for recycling? ❑ ❑ ❑ If there is hazardous waste involved, can a certified recycler be engaged to reclaim or recycle material? YES NO NA Recycled Content & Renewable Resources ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the product include post -consumer recycled content? ❑ ❑ ❑ What type and what percentage of recycled material does the product contain? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the product contain reconditioned parts? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the product made from renewable resources? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the product reusable or does it contain reusable parts? 16of17IPage 555