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4.1.7 Encourage suppliers of equipment, including but not limited to computers, monitors, printers, and copiers, to take back equipment for reuse or environmentally sound recycling when the City of Redwood City discards or replaces such equipment, whenever possible. Suppliers will be required to state their take back, reuse or recycling programs during the bidding process. 4.1.8 Promote electronic distribution of documents rather than printing or copying. 4.1.9 When producing paper documents, print and copy all documents on both sides to reduce the use and purchase of paper. Printers and copiers shall be set to default to duplex. 4. 1.10 Reduce the number and type of equipment needed to perform office functions to save energy and reduce purchasing and maintenance costs. Eliminate unnecessary desktop printers, redundant network printers and reduce the number of fax machines leased or owned by the City of Redwood City. Consider lease or purchase of multi -function devices. 4.1.11 Ensure all imaging equipment is installed with energy and resource -efficient settings set as default. 4.2 Recycled Content Products 4.2.1 Specify and purchase products for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established minimum recycled content standard guidelines, preferably those which contain the highest post- consumer content available, but no less than the minimum recycled content standards established by the U.S. EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines. Products which have U.S. EPA minimum content standard guidelines include printing paper, office paper, janitorial paper, construction products, landscaping products, parks and recreation products, transportation products, vehicular products, miscellaneous products, and non -paper office products. 4.2.2 Specify and purchase multi -function devices, copiers and printers compatible with the use of recycled content and remanufactured products. 4.2.3 In accordance with California Public Contract Code, Sec. 10409, purchase re - refined lubricating and industrial oil for use in 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 does not preclude the purchase of virgin -oil products for exclusive use in vehicles whose warranties expressly prohibit the use of products containing recycled oil. 4.2.4 When specifying asphalt, concrete, aggregate base or portland cement concrete for construction projects, use recycled, reusable or reground materials and only as specifically listed and permitted by the Redwood City 3of17 1 Page