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Senate passes bill encouraging purchase of recycled products; bill requires state to publish a recycled-products list
Summary
SB 62 directs the state procurement officer to compile and publish a list of recycled products and asks municipal procurement agents to consider recycled items; senators debated procurement-exemption language and implementation costs before passing the bill 23—0 (6 absent).
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Jan. 30 approved legislation (SB 62) intended to spur demand for recycled products by having the state compile and distribute a list of recycled items for use by state and local procurement officers.
Senator McMullen, sponsor of the bill, said SB 62 "instructs the state procurement officer to make available a list of those items that are available for…
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