Connecticut § 4a-67e Standards for purchase of recycled paper.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 4a-67e — Standards for purchase of recycled paper.

Connecticut § 4a-67e

Title 4aAdministrative Services

Ch. 58Purchases and Printing

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4a-67e (2026).

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All recycled xerographic or copy paper purchased by the state for use in state offices shall meet the applicable minimum recycled content standards established in federal Executive Order No. 13101, and any regulations or guidelines promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the purposes of said order, for purchase of paper by the federal government, provided such paper shall have a composition such that at least ten per cent of the fiber material used to produce such paper is derived from postconsumer recovered paper. Any recycled white paper used for state lottery tickets and tax return forms shall meet the standards provided therein for xerographic copy paper, provided at least thirty per cent of the fiber material used to produce such paper is derived 

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All recycled xerographic or copy paper purchased by the state for use in state offices shall meet the applicable minimum recycled content standards established in federal Executive Order No. 13101, and any regulations or guidelines promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the purposes of said order, for purchase of paper by the federal government, provided such paper shall have a composition such that at least ten per cent of the fiber material used to produce such paper is derived from postconsumer recovered paper. Any recycled white paper used for state lottery tickets and tax return forms shall meet the standards provided therein for xerographic copy paper, provided at least thirty per cent of the fiber material used to produce such paper is derived from postconsumer recovered paper, and further provided the recycled paper for lottery tickets meets lottery security requirements. All tax return booklets prepared by the Department of Revenue Services shall be printed on recycled paper which meets the minimum recycled content standards for white paper or newsprint, whichever is used in such booklets, established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, provided at least ten per cent of the fiber material used to produce such white paper is derived from postconsumer recovered paper.

Legislative History

(P.A. 93-367, S. 1; P.A. 97-124, S. 11, 16; P.A. 01-168, S. 3; P.A. 06-196, S. 189.) History: P.A. 97-124 changed the minimum recycled content standard for recycled xerographic or copy paper to that contained in federal Executive Order No. 12873, effective June 6, 1997; P.A. 01-168 made technical changes and replaced “ten per cent” with “thirty per cent”; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.