{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-279a.125","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 279A.125","heading":"Preference for recycled materials.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding provisions of law requiring a contracting agency to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder or best proposer or provider of a quotation and subject to subsection (2) of this section, a contracting agency charged with the procurement of goods for any public use shall give preference to the procurement of goods manufactured from recycled materials.\n      (2) A contracting agency shall give preference to goods that are certified to be made from recycled materials if:\n      (a) The recycled product is available;\n      (b) The recycled product meets applicable standards;\n      (c) The recycled product can be substituted for a comparable nonrecycled product; and\n      (d) The recycled product’s costs do not exceed the costs of nonrecycled products by more than five percent, or a higher percentage if a written determination is made by the contracting agency.","path":["07 - Public Facilities and Finance","26. Public Facilities, Contracting and insurance","Chapter 279A — Public Contracting - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors279A.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"428322085e5410752a75add5d6d2334533a7949c6a777d9f4b34683ae6ca9a31","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-279a.120","next":"us-or/ors-279a.128"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}